Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA
Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. 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 has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Discipline: Any form of discipline or punishment that violates a child's personal rights as specified in Section 101223 shall not be permitted regardless of authorized representative consent or authorization. This requirement was not met as evienced by: 1 Correct Immediately. Submit a written plan of correction to Licensing for review by 11/24/2021. Interviews and review of documentaiton which revealed special treats suh as a cup cake was withheld for discipline. This poses an immediate risk to the Health and Safety of children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff uses inappropriate forms of discipline.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 22, 2021, for discipline. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #39 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA last inspected?
May 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA 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 Santa Barbara Branch - Santa Barbara YMCA?
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 421700341 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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