Quality Time Child Development Center
Quality Time Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #39 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 counts which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Quality Time Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Quality Time Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 3, 2023, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Quality Time Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #39 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Quality Time Child Development Center last inspected?
Jul 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Quality Time Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Quality Time Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Quality Time Child Development Center?
The licensee is Tanum D. Hill, and the administrator listed with the state is Tanum Hill.
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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 426213892 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.