Our History

Santa Barbara Family Care Center is a nonprofit organization established in 1970 as a mobile parent/ child workshop delivered at local parks in the city of Santa Barbara. Through the Adult Education Division of the Santa Barbara City College, a teacher and teacher’s aid offered an outdoor preschool experience to Latino children while parents participated in parenting classes. Speakers were invited to provide information on Early Care and Development as well as information on community resources that support families. In 1971, the First United Methodist Church of Santa Barbara offered church space to continue the program and a highly innovative parent/child preschool program was formally developed and evaluated with funds from a Federal Demonstration Grant. The resulting program incorporated and grew into the existing Santa Barbara Family Care Center, literally a “grass roots” nonprofit organization.



Our Mission

The mission of the Santa Barbara Family Care Center is to help develop strong and healthy families by providing education, care, and resources to children and parents.



Our Services

Centro Infantil, Full Day Infant /Toddler Care

Children’s Resource and Referral Program

Information & Assistance in Finding Quality Child Care

Child Development Lending Library

Trustline Registry

Child Care Initiative Project

Spruce Up For Kids

Parent Voices

Child Care Food Program, Family Child Care Home Food Costs Reimbursement

Alternative Payment/CalWORKs, Financial Assistance to Parents for Child Care


Office Locations

Santa Barbara
Administrative Office/R&R/Centro Infantil
1124 Castillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Alternative Payment & CalWORKs
1900 State Street, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-8425

Santa Maria Branch Office
705 E. Main Street, Suite 106
Santa Maria, CA 93454

R&R/Alternative Payment & CalWorks/Child Care Food Program
705 E. Main Street, Suite 106
Santa Maria, CA 93454


Career Opportunities

To apply for a position with the Santa Barbara Family Care Center, please submit a resume and complete application form. Mail to appropriate office location related to the position advertised.

Santa Barbara Family Care Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The organization does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Current Openings

Currently there are no openings.

Please check back regularly!

 



Contact Us

Santa Barbara
Administrative Office/R&R/Centro Infantil
805.963.6631
Fax: 805.963.8292

SB AP/CalWORKs
805.898.3665
FAX: 805.898.3675

Santa Maria
Branch Office
805.925.7071
Fax: 805.925.2084


Centro Infantil/Infant Center
805.966.9923

Children's Resource & Referral Program
Santa Barbara 805.962.8988 — FAX: 805.962.2561
Santa Maria 805.925.1989

Child Care Food Program
Santa Barbara 1.800.947.3965
Santa Maria 805.349.8018

Child Care Initiative Project
Santa Barbara 805.963.4592
Santa Maria 805.925.4789

Alternative Payment/CalWORKs/CEL
Santa Barbara 805.898.3665 — 1.877.535.3665
Santa Maria 805.925.7030
CEL - Santa Barbara 805.682.7170
CEL - Santa Maria 805.614.4238
CEL Toll Free 1.800.440.44.81