Congregation B'nai B'rith
Congregation B'nai B'rith is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on staff record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four (4) out of five (5) counts which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Congregation B'nai B'rith take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Congregation B'nai B'rith had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Congregation B'nai B'rith compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Congregation B'nai B'rith last inspected?
Oct 31, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Congregation B'nai B'rith cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Congregation B'nai B'rith for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Congregation B'nai B'rith?
The licensee is Congregation B'nai Brith, and the administrator listed with the state is Jen Lewis.
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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 421702487 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.