South Coast Montessori · Preschool, Goleta
South Coast Montessori is a licensed child care center in Goleta, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 15 centers in Goleta and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does South Coast Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has South Coast Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about South Coast Montessori?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does South Coast Montessori compare with other daycares in Goleta?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Goleta by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was South Coast Montessori last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Coast Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Coast Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Goleta, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Coast Montessori?
The licensee is South Coast Montessori, and the administrator listed with the state is Brian Cogswell.
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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 426215359 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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