First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center · Infant Center, Santa Barbara
First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 41 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #46 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Director and all staff are to view CCLD's training video "Supervising Children in Care" at ccld.childcarevideos.org under the Child Care Center Operators link. Upon completion, Director shall email copy of attendance log to LPA at maryrose.breault@dss.ca.gov by 1/23/2022
Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a clearance or criminal record exemption. 1 Director will submit Criminal Background Transfer Request, along with signed and dated LIC508 (both pages) and a copy of her Driver's License to Licensing to associate her to the center, and Assistant Teacher Smith will not be working at the center until she is associated. Assistant Teacher Bailey Smith is cleared in the system, but center failed to submit a transfer request to associate her prior to working at the center. 8 A $500 civil penalty was assessed. Deficiency Dismissed
Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a clearance or criminal record exemption. 1 Shadow supervisor Krista Smith will submit a LIC508 (both pages) to CCL and obtain fingerprint clearance from DOJ, FBI and CACI prior to reentering the facility. Shadow supervisor Krista Smith is separated from all facilites once associated to in the system. 8 A $500 civil penalty was asssessed.
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Common questions
Does First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 30, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #46 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Dec 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center 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 First Presbyterian Early Childhood Center?
The licensee is First Presbyterian Church Of Santa Barbara, and the administrator listed with the state is Beth Hassenplug.
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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 421702330 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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