Our Lady of Mount Carmel School · Santa Barbara
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Our Lady of Mount Carmel School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 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 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School last inspected?
Apr 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Our Lady of Mount Carmel School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Our Lady of Mount Carmel School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Our Lady of Mount Carmel School?
The licensee is Archdiocese Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Tracie Simolon.
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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 426212890 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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