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Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap

500 E. North Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 · Santa Barbara County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap is a licensed child care center in Lompoc, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 12, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 12, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Mar 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Dec 12, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Site supervisor will submit a written documentation of improving the supervision plan that will also include name to face checks. LPA will record the written statement and training that the site supervisor will conduct for the teaching staff. Based on interviews and record review, the teachers left a child unattended inside the classroom for 19 minutes during rest time resulting to absence of supervision. The child was crying and found by a teacher assistant which poses an immediate Health and Safety and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 12, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 11, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jan 26, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 58 children
License type Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 12, 2025
Licensee Isla Vista Youth Project, INC
Administrator Serineh Vartani
Phone (805) 968-0488
State facility # 426217317
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Common questions

Has Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 12, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap last inspected?

May 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Lompoc, was $1,593 a month for infants (about $2,010 today), $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $861 a month for school-age children (about $1,090 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Isla Vista Youth Project INC AKA Leap?

The licensee is Isla Vista Youth Project, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Serineh Vartani.

Licensed centers nearby

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 426217317 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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