El Montecito Early School
El Montecito Early School is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 61 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 48 centers in Santa Barbara and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does El Montecito Early School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has El Montecito Early School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does El Montecito Early School compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #1 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was El Montecito Early School last inspected?
Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does El Montecito Early School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Montecito Early School 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 El Montecito Early School?
The licensee is El Montecito Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is G. Christine Hale.
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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 426212460 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.