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Orcutt Union School District

255 Winter Road, Santa Maria, CA 93455 · Santa Barbara County
Child care center (preschool)

Orcutt Union School District is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. 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 26 centers in Santa Maria 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 26 centers in Santa Maria
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 18, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 9, 2023
LicenseeOrcutt Union School District
AdministratorJoseph Dana
Phone(805) 938-8930
State facility #426216651

Common questions

Does Orcutt Union School District take infants?

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

Has Orcutt Union School District had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Orcutt Union School District compare with other daycares in Santa Maria?

It is tied for #1 of 26 centers in Santa Maria by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Orcutt Union School District last inspected?

Aug 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Orcutt Union School District cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Orcutt Union School District for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Maria, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Orcutt Union School District?

The licensee is Orcutt Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Joseph Dana.

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 426216651 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.