Learningden Preschool, The
Learningden Preschool, The is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 150 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted, and record review, facility did not comply with the deficiency cited above which in having assistants care for children unsupervised which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax 1 Administrsator will provide a Unusual Incident Report by calling the officer of the day or by meeting with LPA in perosn. Also Admnistrator will call Santa Barbara county public health and wil email LPA Negrete their repsonse. Also Administror will submit a LIC624. This requirement was not met as evidence by two children who were enrolled at the preschool needing medical treatment for a pinworm infection. 8
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Common questions
Does Learningden Preschool, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Learningden Preschool, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Learningden Preschool, The?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Learningden Preschool, The compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #36 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Learningden Preschool, The last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Learningden Preschool, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learningden Preschool, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Learningden Preschool, The?
The licensee is Erika And Martin Ronchietto, and the administrator listed with the state is Erika & Martin Ronchietto.
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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 426216024 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.