Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-school
Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Solvang, CA, licensed for up to 114 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 Valley Presbyterian Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-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 Valley Presbyterian Pre-school last inspected?
Feb 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Solvang, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Pre-school?
The licensee is Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Rhonda Graef/Melanie Barbe.
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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 421700345 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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