CHAPMAN FCC AKA DAWNS DAY CARE

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Facility:: 421708823
Type:: FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
Status:: Licensed
Records checked:: July 17, 2026

Additional info

Source:: California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:: Not listed
License effective:: Not found
Capacity:: 14

Inspection snapshot

Recent higher-concern violation

At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.

Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionDecember 31, 2025

Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 13, 2023

Summary

This summary covers six available inspections for CHAPMAN FCC AKA DAWNS DAY CARE from May 17, 2023 through December 31, 2025.

Four inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 31, 2025 and involved child guidance, with a due date of January 10, 2026.

That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections: 6
Recorded violations: 6
Higher-concern violations: 2
Repeated topics: 1

Local comparison

6 total inspections vs 4 local median in 93111

Compared to 15 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

Inspections with higher-concern violations

Inspections with recorded violations

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Child guidance

Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.

December 18, 2023December 31, 2025

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

December 31, 2025View official report

Child guidance

Report finding: To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Interviews collected, revealed in the month of October 2025, C1 was involved in two unusual incidents... in one incident C1 got a body limb stuck in a chair, and in the second incident C1 got their head stuck in the same chair. In the second incident the fire department were called, and fire department arrived at the FCCH to free C1's head from the chair.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by January 10, 2026

More details

Official CA class: Type A deficiency
Report section: CCR 102423(a)(2) - 102423(a)(2)
Official code: 102423(a)(2)

December 31, 2025View official report

Incident records

Report finding: HSC 1597.467(b)(1)(B) provides in part: "A report shall be made to the Department... following the occurrence during the operation of a family day care home of any of the following events:(B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. The above regulation was not met as evidence by: in the month of October 2025, C1 was involved in two unusual incidents, one incident C1 got a body limb stuck in a chair, and in the second incident C1 got their head stuck in the same chair. In the second incident fire department arrived at the FCCH, Licensee failed to notify the department.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by January 10, 2026

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: HSC 1597.467(b)(1)(B) - 1597.467(b)(1)(B)
Official code: 1597.467(b)(1)(B)

October 22, 2025View official report

Environmental health

Report finding: Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A)Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (interview) and observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one required object(pool vocer) which was not in place during inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments: Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A)Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the...
Correction status: Plan of correction due by October 27, 2025

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 102417(g)(5)(A) - 102417(g)(5)(A)
Official code: 102417(g)(5)(A)

Staff training

Report finding: Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in during LPAs file review, in one (persons) file review. LPA discovered AB1207 certificate expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by October 27, 2025

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
Official code: 1596.8662(b)(1)

December 18, 2023View official report

Sleep safety

Report finding: Infant Safe Sleep 102425(j)(5) The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: ... the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews Licensee did not comply by having infants sleep in a separate room with the door closed which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by December 18, 2023

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 102425(j)(5) - 102425(j)(5)
Official code: 102425(j)(5)

Child guidance

Report finding: Personal Rights Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee... . These rights include, but are not limited to, the following: To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted Licensee did not comply since infant hygiene needs were not being met which is a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by January 2, 2024