Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista School
Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista School is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. 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 Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista 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 Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista School last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Barbara Branch - Monte Vista 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 - Monte Vista 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 421708152 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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