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Here We Grow Early Learning Center · Preschool, Santa Barbara

487 N. Turnpike Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93111 · Santa Barbara County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 24, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Here We Grow Early Learning Center was a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 42 children. Its license closed around September 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
3Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 13, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 22, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 1, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 14, 2025Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
Based on review of relevant documentation, elctronic communication, and witness statements, a child (C1) sustained an injury that was due to a lack of supervision, which posed a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025
Type BOct 14, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on review of relevant documentation, electronic communication, and witness statements, a child (C1) sustained an injury that was not documented, which posed a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025
Type BOct 14, 2025Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(f)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not maintain the sandbox free of hazardous foreign materials and wood was splintered which posed a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedOct 14, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 21, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Staff does not provide adequate supervision resulting in child sustaining injuries.
Staff do not ensure incident reports are documented.
Staff does not ensure playground equipment is in good repair.
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity42 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceOct 1, 2021
ClosedSep 24, 2025
LicenseeHere We Grow Elc, LLC
Last administratorCrista Trujillo
State facility #426216166

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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 426216166 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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