Preschools and child care

Find a preschool or child care center in California

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25,493

licensed child care programsIn centers and family homes. A license is not a quality rating or a current opening.

20+ results near Santa Maria

Which licensed programs did we find for Santa Maria?

Betteravia Early Education Center
Child Care Center + Infant Center · 2125 Centerpointe Parkway · Santa Maria · 93455 · Capacity: 48
0.2 mi
Cac - Los Padres Center
Child Care Center · 530 E Enos Dr. · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 40
0.8 mi
Children's Resource and Referral Wings Preschool
Child Care Center · 1550 S College Dr · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 80
0.9 mi
Cac - Meridan Center
Child Care Center · 1720 S Depot · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 20
0.9 mi
Casa Dei Bambini
Child Care Center · 607 E Plaza Drive · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 53
1.1 mi
Cac - Adam Center
Child Care Center · 500 W Windsor St. · Santa Maria · 93458 · Capacity: 24
1.2 mi
Columbia Children's Center
Child Care Center · 840 East Stowell Road · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 72
1.2 mi
Cac - Westgate Center
Child Care Center · 1240 W Bethel Ln. #1a · Santa Maria · 93458 · Capacity: 72
1.4 mi
Cac - Sierra Madre Center
Child Care Center · 1002 E Sierra Madre Ave. · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 50
1.4 mi
Sbceo - Santa Maria Cal Safe
Child Care Center + Infant Center · 829 South Lincoln · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 32
1.5 mi
Orcutt Union School District
Child Care Center · 255 Winter Road · Santa Maria · 93455 · Capacity: 24
1.6 mi
Orfalea Children's Center Lab School at Ahc
Child Care Center + Infant Center · 800 South College Drive · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 102
1.7 mi
Children's Resource & Referral
Child Care Center · 2861 Airpark Drive · Santa Maria · 93455 · Capacity: 30
1.7 mi
Santa Maria Valley YMCA
Child Care Center · 3400 Skyway Drive · Santa Maria · 93455 · Capacity: 44
1.7 mi
Pacific Christian School
Child Care Center · 3435 Santa Maria Way · Santa Maria · 93455 · Capacity: 90
1.9 mi
St. Mary's School
Child Care Center · 309 South School · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 57
2.0 mi
Cac - J. C. Washington Center
Child Care Center · 201 W Chapel St. · Santa Maria · 93458 · Capacity: 20
2.3 mi
Communify Little Village Infant Center
Infant Center · 219 W Chapel · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 4
2.3 mi
Cac - Little Village Center
Child Care Center · 219 W Chapel · Santa Maria · 93458 · Capacity: 20
2.3 mi
Central Coast Children's Center
Child Care Center + Infant Center · 1530 Cypress Way # A · Santa Maria · 93454 · Capacity: 52
2.3 mi

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What to ask a preschool

The licensing record shows a program is licensed. These questions cover what it can’t.

  1. What does a day look like here, from drop-off to pick-up?
  2. Who will care for my child, and how long have they worked here?
  3. Do you have a place for my child’s start date?
  4. What are your hours and fees, and what did the state’s last licensing visit find?

Data and licensing

About this data

Every program listed here is licensed by the California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), and each page shows its licensing record.

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Data source: California CCLD ↗ (opens in a new tab) · child care centers as of August 13, 2026 · family child care homes as of May 25, 2025