Orfalea Early Learning Center
Orfalea Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2004. 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 48 centers in Santa Barbara and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Orfalea Early Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Orfalea Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Orfalea Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #1 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Orfalea Early Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Orfalea Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Orfalea Early Learning 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 Orfalea Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Santa Barbara City College, and the administrator listed with the state is Beth Rizo.
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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 426210205 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.