Montessori Center School

401 N. Fairview Ave. #1, Goleta, CA 93117 · Santa Barbara County

Child care center (preschool)

Montessori Center School is a licensed child care center in Goleta, CA, licensed for up to 174 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 15 centers in Goleta and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 15 centers in Goleta

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

2Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 30, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity174 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceSep 2, 1997

LicenseeMontessori Center School Of Santa Barbara, INC.

AdministratorMelanie M. Newhouse

Phone(805) 683-9383

State facility #426205239

Common questions

Does Montessori Center School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Montessori Center School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Montessori Center School compare with other daycares in Goleta?

It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Goleta by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Montessori Center School last inspected?

Jul 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Montessori Center School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori Center School 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 Montessori Center School?

The licensee is Montessori Center School Of Santa Barbara, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie M. Newhouse.

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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 426205239 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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