Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus
Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus is a licensed child care center in Goleta, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 15 centers in Goleta and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Documentation of the educational background, training and/or experience specified in this chapter 1 Director to submit exemption for staff member to LPA via email: maryrose.breault@dss.ca.gov by 6/30/2023. This evidence is met by: Record review and director statement that one (1) staff member does not have required qualifications for a staff aide. 8
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Common questions
Does Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus compare with other daycares in Goleta?
It is #11 of 15 centers in Goleta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus last inspected?
Sep 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus 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 Isla Vista Children's Center AKA West Campus?
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 426211729 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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