Central Coast Children's Center · Preschool, Santa Maria
Central Coast Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 26 centers in Santa Maria and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Central Coast Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Central Coast Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Central Coast Children's Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Central Coast Children's Center compare with other daycares in Santa Maria?
It is tied for #1 of 26 centers in Santa Maria by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Central Coast Children's Center last inspected?
May 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Central Coast Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Central Coast Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Maria, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Central Coast Children's Center?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Vanni Rattanatray.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 426214056 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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