Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center
Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 162 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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have a staff meeting and to provide more staff training. LPA request that shows proof of training when training is done.
About this center
Common questions
Does Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #26 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center last inspected?
Mar 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center 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 Sbsd - Franklin Children's Center?
The licensee is Santa Barbara School Districts' Child Dev. Program, and the administrator listed with the state is Maggie Flores.
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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 421702689 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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