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Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning

320 North J Street 14, Lompoc, CA 93436 · Santa Barbara County
Child care center (preschool)

Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning is a licensed child care center in Lompoc, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 17 centers in Lompoc and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#14 of 17 centers in Lompoc
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 2, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 7, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJul 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 7, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 staff have not completed the AB 1207 Mandated Reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 31, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 4, 2007
LicenseeSanta Barbara County Education Office
AdministratorJanelle Willis
Phone(805) 742-2575
State facility #426211780

Common questions

Does Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning compare with other daycares in Lompoc?

It is #14 of 17 centers in Lompoc by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning last inspected?

Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Lompoc, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Sbceo - Early Steps To Learning?

The licensee is Santa Barbara County Education Office, and the administrator listed with the state is Janelle Willis.

Licensed centers nearby

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 426211780 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.