Santa Maria Valley YMCA
Santa Maria Valley YMCA is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 26 centers in Santa Maria and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Staff # 4 and Staff # 7 did not renew the Mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Staff # 4, 5, 6 and 7 do not have Health Screening Report LIC 503 on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above. Immunization of 10 day care children Children # 1 to 10 are not documented on CDPH 286 which poses/posed a potential health, safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the Director did not comply with the section cited above. Immunization of children # 1 to 10 are not documented hence, center cannot track or monitor when is the child due for the next imunization in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Child # 3 and Child # 5 have no consent for medical treatment on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above Child # 3 has no Personal Rights LIC 613A form on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Maria Valley YMCA take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Maria Valley YMCA had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Santa Maria Valley YMCA compare with other daycares in Santa Maria?
It is tied for #25 of 26 centers in Santa Maria by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Santa Maria Valley YMCA last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Maria Valley YMCA cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Maria Valley YMCA for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Maria, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Maria Valley YMCA?
The licensee is Santa Maria Valley YMCA, and the administrator listed with the state is Diana Borjas.
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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 421702975 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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