Santa Ynez Family School
Santa Ynez Family School is a licensed child care center in Los Olivos, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. 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 131 centers in Santa Barbara County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Santa Ynez Family School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Ynez Family School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Santa Ynez Family School compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara County?
It is tied for #1 of 131 centers in Santa Barbara County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Santa Ynez Family School last inspected?
Jan 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Ynez Family School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Ynez Family School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Los Olivos, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Ynez Family School?
The licensee is Santa Ynez Valley Family School, and the administrator listed with the state is Julianne Tullis-thompson.
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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 421708698 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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