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Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care

1435 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 · Santa Barbara County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 25, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Aug 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 15, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jul 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 22, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 18, 2026 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs... The above regulation was not met as evidence by... 1 The child care center representative will submit a plan/letter to the department. The letter will provide details on how CCC will make comfortable accommodations that will respect the personal rights of children when another pest infestation should arise. The CCC did not provide comfortable accommodations when a flee infestation took place at the CCC. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 28, 2026

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Aug 18, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jun 18, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff does not ensure the facility was free of insects.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Aug 15, 2025 Complaint investigation received May 27, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 12 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 6, 2022
Licensee Cliff Drive Care Center
Administrator Jenny Yznaga
Phone (805) 965-4286
State facility # 426216232
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Common questions

Does Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?

It is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care last inspected?

Jun 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,593 a month for infants (about $2,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cliff Drive Care Center - Infant Care?

The licensee is Cliff Drive Care Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Jenny Yznaga.

Licensed centers nearby

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 426216232 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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