The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara
The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara is a licensed child care center in Goleta, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having hazardous items in accessible drawers/closet which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff files being incomplete which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara last inspected?
Oct 23, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara 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 The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara?
The licensee is Waldorf School Of Santa Barbara, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Kaster.
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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 426215049 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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