Garden Preschool
Garden Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. 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 Garden Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Garden Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Garden Preschool 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 Garden Preschool last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Garden Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Garden Preschool 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 Garden Preschool?
The licensee is First United Methodist Church Of Santa Barbara, and the administrator listed with the state is Robert Fuesler.
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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 426214456 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.