Goleta Valley Nursery School
Goleta Valley Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Goleta, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. 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 15 centers in Goleta and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Goleta Valley Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Goleta Valley Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Goleta Valley Nursery School compare with other daycares in Goleta?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Goleta by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Goleta Valley Nursery School last inspected?
Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Goleta Valley Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Goleta Valley Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Goleta, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Goleta Valley Nursery School?
The licensee is Cambridge Drive Community Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Michele Tappeiner.
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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 421700129 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.