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Daycares in Santa Maria, CA

73 licensed child care providers in Santa Maria, drawn from the state licensing agency's public records. Each profile carries the license number, status, and capacity on record. Where the state publishes nothing for a field, or the daycare is not licensed, the profile says so plainly.

Santa Maria averages

Averaged across every licensed provider in D1.

Parent sentiment

-0.1 vs California average

Average parent review rating on Google or Yelp.

  • Santa Maria2.9
  • California3.0

11 providers sampled

Daycare Index Rating

+6 vs California average

Composite of licensing, inspections, reviews, accreditation, transparency. See scoring guide.

  • Santa Maria57
  • California51

3 providers sampled

Ranked lists for Santa Maria

Citywide volume indexMost-Reviewed Santa Maria DaycaresCitywide trust indexMost Loved by Santa Maria Parents

Highest-confidence providers

Ranked by the Confidence Index lower bound: the score the public record can defend, not the score a single glowing review can inflate. How scoring works.

  1. 1
    SANTA MARIA VALLEY YMCA

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 44

    47Elevated Risk
  2. 2
    COLUMBIA CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC.

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 82

    35Elevated Risk
  3. 3
    CALVARY CHAPEL OF SANTA MARIA PRESCHOOL

    DAY CARE CENTER · capacity 60

    33Elevated Risk