Providence Preschool
Providence Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #42 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
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(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Facility staff left child unattended and unsupervised in the classroom restroom for approximately 10 minutes. 1 Director states facility will be taking the following steps: (1) Teachers will conduct a head count of children during group activities and/or moving throughout the facility to and from classrooms. (2) Teachers will document the head count and keep a log and submit proof via emai to Licensing Program Analyst Bill Billones at bill.billones@dss.ca.gov
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater ... the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb ... shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. Facility has taken the following steps: Shutoff and labeled the two (2) outlets and will notify parental notification of the water testing results and are reviewing options to correct the ALE. Facility has until 11/12/2022 to correct the deficiencies or have a reasonable plan to correct them and notify CCL. Facility conducted water lead testing and had two (2) outlets exceeded the action level exceedance per regulations. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care 8
observation, interview and review of medication and child #1's file which revealed medication was accepted in plastic bag with child's name and no prescription on file. This poses an immediate risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Providence Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Providence Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 31, 2021, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Providence Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #42 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Providence Preschool last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Providence Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Providence Preschool 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 Providence Preschool?
The licensee is Providence School, and the administrator listed with the state is Desiree Battle.
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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 426215638 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.