Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant
Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant is a licensed child care center in Goleta, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 15 centers in Goleta and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Director agrees to submit a written statement detailing how the CCC will train staff on reporting requirements in regard to injuries sustained at the CCC, specifically regarding notifying parents of injured child. Written statement will be due 12/21/2023 via email at giovani.gonzalez@dss.ca.gov Interview with Director and Staff, and record review revealed that a parent was not notified immediately that child had sustained a cut that required 2 stitches. This poses potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to children in care.
licensee shall develop, implement and maintain an admission procedure that enables the person in charge of admissions to… Enables the person responsible for admissions to understand the state of the child's health and physical and emotional development… 1 Director to submit to LPA written statement as to how to remain compliance with the Title 22 Division 12 regulation that was violated. Statement to be submitted no later than 08/30/2023 to: Maryrose.breault@dss.ca.gov This evidence is met by: Director admission that facility should have contacted parents for change of infant's status. 8
LPAs interviews and record review which revealed Staff #1 was utilized as an infant teacher and does not have infant units. In addition, two other staff have supervised more than 4 infants alone on more than one ocassion which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
LPAs interviews and record review which revealed Staff #1 was utilized as an infant teacher and does not have infant units.
Complaint investigations
Other/Health Related Service - Staff did not immediately report injury requiring medical treatment to child's authorized representative
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Common questions
Does Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 22, 2021. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant compare with other daycares in Goleta?
It is #14 of 15 centers in Goleta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant last inspected?
Feb 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Goleta, was $1,593 a month for infants (about $2,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Isla Vista Children's Center AKA Phelps Infant?
The licensee is Isla Vista Youth Projects, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Serineh Vartani.
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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 426210153 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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