Approval Clears Way to Double Child Care Capacity for Healthcare Workers and Families
The City of Santa Barbara Planning Commission unanimously approved the expansion of the Orfalea Children’s Center at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a project that will expand access to child care for healthcare workers and their families.
The approval grants a Conditional Use Permit for construction of a new two-story, 6,847-square-foot building adjacent to the existing center at the corner of Castillo and Los Olivos streets.
The expansion will focus on serving infants and toddlers ages 0 to 3, while continuing care for currently enrolled children through preschool years. The Orfalea Children’s Center has a waitlist of more than 300 Cottage Health employees, underscoring the urgent need for additional child care capacity…