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More Mesa Children's Center · Infant Center, Santa Barbara

4575 Auhay Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 · Santa Barbara County
Infant center

More Mesa Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has not inspected this center since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
0 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected —

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 18 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 24, 2023
Licensee Taundra Pitchford
Administrator Taundra Pitchford
Phone (805) 705-8240
State facility # 426216677
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Common questions

Does More Mesa Children's Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has More Mesa Children's Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does More Mesa Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask More Mesa Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,593 a month for infants (about $2,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs More Mesa Children's Center?

The licensee is Taundra Pitchford, and the administrator listed with the state is Taundra Pitchford.

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 426216677 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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