Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School
Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School is a licensed child care center in Lompoc, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Lompoc and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School compare with other daycares in Lompoc?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Lompoc by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School last inspected?
Feb 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Lompoc, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lompoc Valley Children's Center Lab School?
The licensee is Allan Hancock College, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Suarez.
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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 426215763 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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