Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School
Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four counts out of four which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $861 a month for school-age children (about $1,090 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Barbara Branch - Hope Elementary School?
The licensee is Channel Islands YMCA, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Heinen Stiffler.
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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 426206158 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.