UCSB HR: Community Agencies: Child Care

Community Agencies: Child Care

Child Abuse Reporting Agencies
Referral Services
Children's Classes and Groups
Community Programs
Counseling Services
Infant/Toddler programs
Preschool/Day Care Sites

Child Abuse Reporting Agencies

Child Welfare Services

Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-367-0166

In Santa Barbara:
234 Camino Del Remedio
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805)681-4569

In Lompoc
1100 W. Laurel Street
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 737-6031

In Santa Maria
2125 S. Centerpointe Parkway
Santa Maria, CA 93455-9931
(805) 346-7127

In Ventura
4651 Telephone Road, Suite 201
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 654-3409
Investigates complaints of child abuse.

Referral Services

Birth Resource Center

Sponsors training program for babysitters (ages 11 & up), $10 fee) with strong emphasis on home safety, CPR, and developmental needs. List of BRC/Red Cross trained baby-sitters available for a fee, which includes 4 yearly updates of newly trained sitters. Provide resources for other childcare.

Santa Barbara Family Care Center
1124 Castillo Street
(805)963-6631

Children's Resource and Referral Program
A program of SB Family Care Center. They provide complete information and referral on children's programs, activities, services, and agencies including centers, nursery schools, pre-schools, & licensed family day care (in homes). They can match you with a list of providers in your area who can provide regular, sick, and emergency back-up child care. They also have a lending library and provide technical assistance to new and existing child care providers.

In Santa Barbara:
1124 Castillo Street
(805) 962-8988

In Santa Maria:
705 E.Main Street
(805) 925-1989

Community Resource Information Service(CRIS)
(805) 965-1001 Ext. 231

This service has extensive referral services to most community services.

Family Child Care Association
(805)964-4559

Contact Susie West for referrals to licensed family day care providers who are members of this association. They also have a support/planning group for licensed family care providers.

Healthy Start Programs
123 W. Gutierrez
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001
Healthy Start is a collaborative effort by public and private agencies that connects at-risk families with existing community resources and information at or near the school site. In Santa Barbara and Lompoc, eight bilingual Family Advocates provide case management services and support to increase parent involvement in their children's education. In Lompoc, FSA staff also provides clinical counseling. FSA and the Carpinteria Unified School District are now working to establish a new Healthy Start site at Canalino School. These services are offered at no charge.

Children's Classes and Groups

America Red Cross
2707 State Street
(805)687-1331

First aid for kids (4^th-6^th grade). Babysitting training, $24 (minimum age is 11).

Gymboree
4141 State Street #C-2
Santa Barbara
(805)884-0072

Parent-child movement and play classes for children 3 months to 5 years. Call for schedule.

Parent-Child Workshops
Sponsored by SBCC Adult Education
Parent education program combined with nursery school/preschool for children 2 1/2-5 years old. Parents help teach and participate in the children's program and attend weekly evening meetings/classes. Low monthly fee. Register well in advance at the following workshop locations:

San Marcos Parent-Child Workshop
4750 Hollister Avenue, Goleta
(805)964-8994)

The Oaks Parent-Child Workshop
605 W. Junipero Street, Santa Barbara
(805)682-7609

Starr-King Parent-Child Workshop
1525 1/2 Santa Barbara Street, SB
(805)966-1325

Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop
5400 6^th Street ,Carpinteria
(805)684-5310

S.B. City College, Adult Education
310 W. Padre Street, SB &
300 N. Turnpike, Goleta
(805)687-0812

Offers many classes for parents and their infants and toddlers. Schedules published each semester in News-Press or call for information. Low or no fees.

Y.M.C.A.
SB: 36 Hitchcock way
(805) 687-7727

Montecito: 591 Santa Rosa Lane
(805)969-3288

Swim and movement classes, summer day camp, and other classes including team sports, karate, ballet, and gymnastics.

Community Programs

CALM
1236 Chapala Street
805-965-2376

The only private, nonprofit agency in Santa Barbara county whose sole mission is to prevent, assess, and treat child abuse by providing comprehensive services to children, adults, and families.

Family Service Agency
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

Offers several programs for children.

Big Brothers Big Sisters
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

The Big Brothers Big Sisters program matches at risk youth, aged 7 to 17, with adult mentors to create all-important, one-on-one relationships. Mentors devote four hours a week for one year. The adults and youth spend the year having fun and exploring personal, social, cultural and health/hygiene issues essential in producing lasting changes.

Child Guidance Program
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

The Child Guidance Program has been helping troubled children and their families since 1982. The professional staff specializes in the early identification, intervention and treatment of behavioral social and emotional problems in young children. Staff includes a consulting psychologist, bilingual, bicultural and licensed clinicians and graduate-level interns. Fees are based on a sliding-fee scale.

Strengthening Families
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

Community-Based Services consist of parent education and family support services in the workplace and at community-based locations. The Pro-Youth Coalition/Strengthening Families Collaborative works with at-risk children and their families in neighborhoods with high instances of gang involvement and violence. Topics include stress management, balancing work and family and parenting issues. Working directly with parents, children and teachers, FSA staff members offer practical suggestions regarding behavioral and emotional problems and developmental issues in children.

F.A.S.T. (Families and Schools Together)
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

FAST is an intensive prevention and early intervention program for children and their families in elementary. Designed for youth at risk for school failure, juvenile delinquency, alcohol and other drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and truancy, this collaborative program is based on local school campuses in Lompoc. These services are offered at no charge.

The Family Build Project
123 W. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

FSA staff provides outreach and case management services for families on-site at Housing Authority facilities in Santa Barbara and at FSA. The case manager provides home-based outreach, assessment, parent education and case management services. These services are offered at no charge.

Counseling Services

Child Guidance Program
123 W. Gutierrez Street
(805)965-1001

Mental health facility for children 2 1/2 to 12 year olds and their parents to resolve behavoral/emotional problems.

Community Counseling Services
923 Olive Street
(805)962-3363

CCC provides individual/couple/family counseling. Special services for women's issues and single parents. Sliding fee scale.

Family and Individual Counseling Program
123 W. Gutierrez
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

The Family and Individual Counseling Program helps families, couples and individuals cope with problems and crises encountered in life such as divorce, unemployment or the loss of a loved one. Licensed counselors and Masters-level interns also help with personal issues such as marital difficulties and depression. Fees are based on a sliding-fee scale. Bilingual/bicultural counselors are available and insurance may be accepted.

Hosford Community Counseling
1110 Phelps Hall UCSB
(805)893-8064

Assessments and counseling services on a sliding scale fee basis. $12/session for faculty and staff.

School-Based Counseling
123 W. Gutierrez
Santa Barbara, CA
(805)965-1001

The School-Based Counseling program provides on-site counseling in 28 public elementary schools from Carpinteria to Lompoc. FSA counselors provide counseling, case management, critical incident response and advocacy services for elementary-aged children and their families. Bilingual services also are available. All services are offered at no charge.

Independent Living Resource Center
(805)968-6757

Counseling for parents with physically disabled children, monthly parent support group. Counseling for any handicapped individual.

211 HelpLine
Santa Barbara County Dial 211
Or 800-400-1572

A volunteer-staffed, 24-hour crisis intervention, suicide prevention and information and referral hotline. Callers receive free, multilingual Para-professional counseling and human service referrals. 211 HelpLine is the suicide prevention hotline for Santa Barbara County.

"Parenting SOS" Warmline
Interface Children Family Services
Ventura, CA
(888)723-3111

Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP)
24-hr. warmline lets parents talk to trained parents concerning most aspects of parenting. Facilitate groups for new mothers for education/support and for those experiencing symptoms of PPD (Postpartum Distress)
(805) 564-3888

Phone Friends
A free telephone service for children who are home alone and want or need to talk to someone, staffed by the HelpLine. Phone friends are available Monday-Friday, 2-6 pm, however, the phone lines will handle childhood issues 24-hours a day. Phone Friends is a service of HelpLine. Spanish speaking counselors are also available.
Santa Barbara: (805) 692-4011
Lompoc: (805) 724-2711
Santa Maria: (805) 928-5818
Santa Ynez: (805) 688-1095

Services for Adolescent and Family Enrichment (formerly Klein Bottle)
(805)564-7830

Community based and school based counseling.

Tri-Counties Regional Center
222 E. Canon Perdido
(805) 684-1204
(800)322-6994

Offers free diagnostic evaluation and counseling for developmentally disabled persons and families, including: retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism.

Infant/Toddler programs

First Presbyterian Infant & Children's Center
21 E. Constance Avenue, Santa Barbara
(805) 687-6362.

FT 7:30-5:30 PT:7:30-12:30, 12:30-5:30 Rates: FT $800 PT $461. They accept children from ages 3 months to 2 year, 9 months. Capacity of 6 infants. They will be accepting names for their waiting list in March 2002. You must apply for waiting list in person and take a 20 minute tour of the facility. There is no fee for the waitlist.

Casa Allegria
4200 Calle Real
(805) 683-6381 X201

Infant program (ages 3 months-18 months), toddler program (18 months-2 1/2 years), preschool program (2 1/2-5 years). Infant program Full Time (8:00am-4:00pm), toddler/preschool M-Th (7:30am-5:30pm) F (7:30-4:00pm). Part-time programs are also available.

Orfalea Family Children's Center
(805) 893-3665
(see Campus Child care section)

New groups start in June/July with a maximum of 10 infants. Toddler program can accommodate 42 children. Infant care FT $850/month, toddler care $760/month. Get on waitlist as soon as possible. $25 fee.

Discoveries Learning Center- Toddler program
4519 Hollister Avenue Santa Barbara
(805)683-3001

To sign up for waitlist, you must call and come out for a tour. These tours are given one Monday per month. Waitlist $25 fee. FT care $1053/month (7:30-5:30pm), 8:30am-4:30 pm $941/month, Half-day (8:30am-12:30pm) $650/month. No transportation is provided. Program can accommodate 25 toddlers, ages 18months and up.

Kinko's Infant Center
Santa Barbara City College
(805) 560-6532

Rates: $45/day. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday. 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday. Open through academic year August-May. Shut down for all holidays. Priority is given to SBCC students, staff, and faculty, but they will accept applications from the community.

Preschool/Day Care Sites

All Saints By the Sea Parish School
83 Eucalyptus Lane Montecito, CA
(805)969-4946

Bright Start- The Early Years
1617 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA
963-2024

Casa Alegria Children's Center
4200 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA
(805)683-6381 X201

Cathedral Oaks Nursery school
4974 Cathedral Oaks Santa Barbara, CA
(805)967-8013

First Presbyterian Infant & Children's Center
21 E. Constance Avenue 687-6362

Full Circle Preschool
509 W. Los Olivos
(805) 898-9602

Goleta Valley Nursery School
550 Cambridge Dr. Goleta
(805)964-5514

Centro Infantil
1124 Castillo
(805) 966-9923

Nurturing care and educational stimulation for infants and toddlers aged 6 weeks to 2 ½ years

Centro Familiar Licensed State Preschool
305 E. Anapumu Street
(805)962-8003

Provides nurturing care and activities for preschool aged children, aged 3-5 years.
8:30-11:30am- & 1:00-4:00pm, 962-8003 Barbara

Child's Play
1415 San Andres Santa Barbara
(805)966-6767

Cliff Drive Care Center
1435 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara
(805)965-4286

Community Action Commission of SB
629 Coronel Pl Santa Barbara
(805)966-4552

Head Start Centers
130 E. Cota Street
(805)963-2955

Isla Vista Children's Center
892 Camino Drive
(805)968-0488

Ages 18 months through 6 years.

Isla Vista Youth Project
6875 El Colegio Rd.
(805)968-1624

Kindercare Learning Center
(805) 968-3367

Montessori Center school
401 N. Fairview Avenue
(805) 683-9383

Noah's Ark Preschool
4597 Hollister Avenue
(805)964-0055

Orfalea Family Children's Center
(805) 893-3665
(see Campus Child care section)

Parma Children's Center
915 Montecito Street
(805)899-4129

Rainbow School
5689 Hollister Avenue
(805) 964-4511

Somerset Day Care-Preschool
5597 Somerset Dr.
967-6298

St. Andrews Nursery school
4575 Auhay Dr.
(806) 964-6114

St. Mark Nursery School
3942 La Colina Road
(805) 687-4111

The Storyteller
2115 State Street
(805)682-9585

Sunrise Montessori School
487 N. Turnpike Rd.
683-4834

Trinity Baptist Preschool
1002 Cieneguitas Rd.
(805) 687-4988

Village Park Child Care Center
6901 Phelps Rd.
(805)968-4888

YMCA
591 Santa Rosa Ln. Montecito (805)969-3288
36 Hitchcock Way Santa Barbara (805)687-7727
2028 Village Lane Solvang (805)686-2037

Day Care Sites

Cathy's Daycare
691 Camino Campana, Santa Barbara
(805)964-2046
Infants-age 8 years

Cheryl's Family Daycare
Goleta
(805)968-1282

ChildTIME
Professional Nanny Placement Service
962-4433

Girls, Inc
531 E. Ortega Santa Barbara
(805)963-4017

4200 Calle Real Goleta
(805) 967-0319

Kangaroo & Co Daycare
5235 California Ct.
(805) 967-1904
$158/week for infants -2 1/2 years $146/mo for 2 1/2 years-kindergarten

Kids Club
401 N. Fairview Ave.
(805)967-3937
Preschool FT $625/mo 7:15-6:00 p.m.

Miller Day Care
133 Cameta Way
(805)967-9690
$30/day
Ages 2-kindergarten

Readiness Daycare
1919 Bath Street
(805) 687-6991
8:30-5:30 $30/day
7:30-5:30 $35/day $630.75/month FT
Ages 13 months (or walking) - 5 1/2 years old

No afterschool care

Salvation Army
4849 Hollister Avenue
(805)683-3724
$150/week ages 2-5 years old
7:30-6:00 p.m.

Teresa Smith Home Daycare
653 Mayrum Street
(805)967-6468
16 months-4 years of age
1/2 day $18/day, Full day $27.50/day
7:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

Community Afterschool Day Care Sites

Boys and Girls Club
5701 Hollister (all year round) (805) 967-5399
Transportation provided from all schools in the Goleta and Hope school districts, and in the Santa Barbara district (Peabody and St. Raphael's schools only) . Program runs until 6 p.m.
Kindergarten $50/week or $11/day
1^st-6^th grade- $45/week or $10/day
$25/registration fee which includes a one year membership to Boys and Girls Club

UCSB Afterschool Program
(805) 893-8487
Transportation provided from all schools in the Goleta and Hopeschool districts, and in the Santa Barbara district (Laguna Blanca, Open Alternative, St. Raphael's, Peabody only) as well as from a few private schools. Kindergarten through 8th grade. Program is located above the gym in Rob Gym (school year only). Kindergarten $70/week, 2-3 days PT $55/week
1^st - 6^thgrade-$60/week, 2-3 days PT $45/ week
5% discount given to staff, faculty, and students. Full day program during holiday periods $30/day.

Girls, Inc.
4200 Calle Real
Transportation is provided from a number of schools: 11 in the Goleta district, 3 in the Hope district, and 3 in the SB district. Afterschool program goes until 6 p.m. F/T $65/week.
(805)967-0319

Kids Club
401 N. Fairview Ave.
(805)967-3937
Transportation is provided from all Goleta schools except Ellwood and Isla Vista. Afterschool program goes until 6 p.m. for children in 1st-6^th grades- FT $295/mo
Afterschool for Kindergarten $425/mo.

Lower Westside Community Center
629 Coronel Place
805-963-7537
After school mentor/tutor program. Transportation is not provided. There are no fees. Children ages 7-18.

Salvation Army
4849 Hollister Avenue
805-683-3724

YMCA

Offers before and afterschool programs at the following locations:

Monte Vista School
720 N. Hope Avenue
805-569-5854
Children attending El Camino, Hollister, or Vieja Valley, or Harding Schools will be served at this site.

Hope School
3970 La Colina Road
Before-school care is also offered (transportation to school provided)
Before and after care FT $410/month
Before care $105 FT (7:00 am-8:15am) $310 FT (7:00am-11:00 am)
Serves children attending Hope School

Ellwood School
7686 Hollister Avenue, Goleta
(805) 968-1121
Serves children attending Ellwood School

Foothill School
711 Ribera Drive, SB
(805) 964-1378
Also serves children attending El Camino, Hollister, and Vieja Valley schools

Fees are:

Kindergarten:

Programs Offered	5 days	4 days	3 days	2 days
Before and After School 7:00 a.m.-6:15 p.m.	$410	$375	$335	$260
7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. or 12:00p.m.-3:00 p.m. or 3:00p.m.-6:15p.m.	$310	$285	$255	$200
12:00 p.m.-6:15 p.m.	$360	$330	$295	$230

Grades 1-6:

Programs Offered	5 days	4 days	3 days	2 days
After School until 6:15p.m.	$310	$290	$260	$200
Before and After School 7:00a.m.-6:15 p.m.(not offered at Ellwood or Foothill)	$360	$330	$295	$230
Before school only 7:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m.(not offered at Ellwood or Foothill)	$105	$95	$85	$75