Kids Cuts

They do a great job with our children’s haircuts. It is easy to get appointments. The kids don’t mind coming. The price is competitive and service is excellent.

Kids Cuts is the best place for kids to get a hair cut… and moms too! I often get asked where I get my hair cut and love telling people at Kids Cuts! My friends all pay $ 75 for their haircuts and what Carol does for me for $ 28 is much better. I couldn’t be happier. My kids love Kids Cuts too!

We got there about 10 minutes early since it was our first time. We were greeted with a warm «Hello». They had a lot of toys and a kid movie playing so of course my 6 year old son was delighted. The stylist was very patient and kind and did a wonderful job. We will definitely be back!

We heard about Kids Cuts from friends who had taken their children previously and had very good experiences. For our daughter’s first haircut, ever … we put a lot of faith in this referral. We booked an appointment the day prior with Carol, showed up 10 minutes early and easily found parking right outside the front door. We were greeted when we entered to a fun, whimsical environment perfect for apprehensive kids. The word «cut» had given our daughter a preconceived fear about this milestone experience and when I quietly mentioned this to Carol during the introductions and greeting, she took over with a genuine and wonderful sense of ease. She’s kind and compassionate, has a way with kids and made our nearly 3 year old daughter feel completely safe and secure.
Kids Cuts is thoughtful and every part of the haircut and experience was communicated from Carol to our daughter (similar to a good dentist ensuring a patient is comfortable with a potentially painful procedure). Carol let our daughter pick out a fun cape to wear and immediately a pail of toys was in her lap to serve as a perfect and fun distraction from the cut… er, trim.
Carol did a masterful job with the haircut, the comforting, and even the coiffing at the end as she offered to add to the already fantastic experience with a fun little braid, complete with beads our daughter was able to choose from a large collection. And if all of that wasn’t enough, we were handed a clipping of the first cut Carol took of our daughter’s hair to forever memorialize the event in a handy bag… very nice indeed!
We’ll be regulars, back every couple of months for a trim and will highly recommend Carol to other friends looking for a haircut for their precious littles. Pricing was perfectly commensurate with the entire service.
Thanks for making a potentially scary experience into one that was considerate and extremely well organized. Carol’s a complete pro and it’s an added bonus for us to be able to support a locally owned small business!

appointment only for bang trim? insane. nothing but «Sorry we are booked» «hang out a while or just come back later» could have said «have a seat we will be right with you»

Took my 4yr old son and 6yr old daughter here
Never again
My daughters hair was so bad the only way to describe it is it looked like her little brother did the cutting
My sons hair… his sideburns where completely chopped off (looks funny but sad) and the back of his head line was slanted which luckily was fixable
The young hair stylists are nice but need to go back to school.
The place its self is very kid friendly, really nice and clean but your better off taking your kids their own toys and going to super cuts (cheaper and decent haircuts)

I’d give Kids Cuts 100 stars if I could! I just brought my toddler here today. He has never been in a salon before and has only had little haircuts in the comfort of our own home. I wasn’t too sure at how he would react but I was confident he would do fine. Unfortunately, he screamed, kicked and thrashed the entire time but Carol, that is her name if I remember correctly, was so professional and so patient with him. I’m about 100% positive this had to have been her most difficult haircut but she was so nice and patient with him. I could not thank her enough. Carol and Bethany did absolutely everything they could to make him feel comfortable, from playing his favorite movie to offering him toys and lollipops. I will absolutely be coming here for every haircut because I know he will be taken care of by amazing and caring people. Not to mention, his haircut turned out wonderful! How Carol managed to give him a good haircut while he had a tantrum, I will never understand. But it just shows how great she is at her job! I also want to say the environment is really comfortable and relaxing. It’s the perfect place for a child and anyone really to get their hair cut. I would absolutely recommend this place to anyone!

This review is getting one star simply because there was no option for no stars. If you are looking for a stylist who will listen, RESPECT, and follow-​through with your wishes, I’d suggest you do not allow Cheryl to touch your child’s hair. She’ll just do what she wants, then make rude comments about what you asked for. I asked to keep my baby’s hair longer, and just trim, and she went ahead and cut off all his hair because «you don’t want a mullet, do you?» Even when I protested that she was cutting it to long, zero respect. Thanks for the great memories from my baby’s first haircut, Cheryl.

1^st The place is great and the workers there are wonderful people. 2^nd the place is very clean and they all do their best considering they are working with toddlers. 3^rd the woman who gave the place a 1 star was in there the same day as I was and she was absolutely insane and the rudest person I’ve ever had the misfortune of coming across so ignore that rating. rock on Kids cuts!

Been here once… It was fine. Second visit was my last visit and it was horrible! Made an appointment for my two kids for a haircut but, when I arrived the owner said I wasn’t even in there schedule! Manage to get one of my kids hair cut which took them more than two hours and they did a horrible job. Not the cleanest or friendliest place!
Your better off at Super cuts than this place!

This place is a gem. Carol and her staff are alway patient, upbeat and friendly no matter how hectic things get with the kids in their chairs. My 5 year old daughter is super fidgety — I would never dream of trying to cut her hair — but somehow Carol always manages to keep her still long enough to give her an awesome bob. One that we get compliments on all the time. And on the one occasion where it was not quite perfect, she had us back to fix things at no charge. Add to that, we always seem to run into kids we know while there — of course the ones with the cutest haircuts!

We took our eight month baby boy here to get his first haircut. He had so much fun exploring and playing with the toys while we waited. Carol did such a wonderful job! It could not have gone any better! We will definitely be going back.

Bottom Line: These guys made our little mans’ first haircut about as painless as it could have possible been…
My son is 1 year old and he is a crazy person. He favorite thing in the world is trying to take a nose dive from high altitudes… which is why when we needed to get his hair cut, I was going nowhere NEAR that kid anything sharp.
So we took him down here and he certainly didnt like it, but the girl that cut his hair was a real pro and got the job done!
The icing on the cake was that it looked good too — it wasnt just a hack job. The whole experience was good. I would highly recommend this place

I will give 5 stars for the environment, the fun toys, and Carol who is the owner… She is amazing. She handles the kids nicely, she is engaging and fun to talk to as well and you can tell she is experienced. She makes sense of my daughters crazy hair. My daughter has very fine hair, which is sometimes straight, sometimes curly and sometimes wavy, and Carol is able to advice me on how to get it cut and style it. They lost a star for the other haircutters who work for her who unfortunately aren’t so experienced. But Carol will always understand if you are not satisfied and will call you in for a fix.

I took my 2 year old son here when we were passing through town on a road trip to Southern California. We saw Carol for a haircut – and she was AMAZING! Made an appointment the day before, and it was the best haircut experience we have had. There are lots of toys to play with and the shop is completely for the kids. She placed a bucket of toys in his lap and worked her magic. No tears, no fuss, and a great haircut. I just wish I could take her to our town…

I have had my toddler’s hair cut here three times (well, 5 actually — keep reading). It’s sort of the only kid’s haircut place in Santa Barbara and they have lots of toys and DVD’s playing and a great train table. Plus, they have several stylists, so it’s pretty easy to get an appointment.
The first time was great. Unfortunately, the other two cuts were very uneven. His hair is pretty long, and it was wet when we left so we didn’t notice it, but when it dried, it was obvious. To their credit, they were very accommodating about having us come back in for repair/​touch-​up cuts. However, the most recent time, it was originally left longer on the left than the right. So we took him back in the next available appointment and they fixed it. But, when we got home, we realized it was now lopsided on the right. I’m so not going to take him in for a third cut in the same week. I’ll probably try to fix it myself.
I’m not saying don’t go there. In fact, I’ll probably keep taking him there. However, I am going to look for another kids salon in the area. Also, I’m going to be more careful about checking the cut out before we leave the salon in the future, and I would advise anyone else to do the same.
By the way, it’s not very expensive, but it kind of seems like a lot to pay for a kids cut, that takes about 5 minutes to do.

The upside: the kids love to play while they wait and they’re very sweet to the kids. They always try their best to squeeze you in and I always walk out happy with the cuts.
The downside: often they are talking to each other and distracted with the phone making it take way longer than necessary. I recommend they get someone to answer the phones while they’re busy and really keep the shop talk to a min, it’s just not professional. You CAN have fun talking and be personal while cutting hair at the same time, there’s just a way to go about it they need to adopt.
Anyway, that aside, I recommend bringing your kid here anytime, there’s just no place like it in town! Thank you ladies!

THIS is what a kids’ hair salon should be! I’m from out of town, and the one we have in our area pales in comparison. The atmosphere is extremely kid-​friendly, yet adult-​appealing, without that annoying «Chuck-​E-​Cheese for the salon genre» feeling. We had to stay 20 minutes after my daughter’s hair cut was done just so she could play some more with the toys.
They’ve got small buckets of toys pre-​assembled and just waiting to give to your child while they sit in the chair. While the TV/​DVD player was not on while we were in there, I noticed they have some of the most recent titles.
I brought my daughter in for a «fix-​it» cut; the day before she had her hair chopped at a grown-​up salon, and it just was not acceptable. I felt lucky to get a same-​day appt. on a Saturday. The stylist, Courtney, was so good with my 4 ½ year old, and knew just what to say to her (and to me, her nervous mom).
There were no phone calls while we were there, so I can’t speak to some of the other complaints about this I’ve read in other reviews. I can see how that would be aggravating, but it didn’t happen to us.
We’re in Santa Barbara approximately 5 times per year, visiting family, so we will definitely be back to Kids Cuts!

This place is fine, and the people are nice – but the stylist answers the phone every time it rings (which is does constantly) even if your kid is trying to be patient and sit quietly through a haircut. The result is that they go back and forth from the kids to the phone, over and over and over again. The owner, Carol, while very nice, can’t really concentrate on the child in her seat – she’s always talking to other people and answering the phone. In a typical haircut, I’d say they answer the phone about 4 or 5 times! If they just concentrated on the clients in front of them, the cuts would go faster, the kids would be happier, and they could devote, I dunno, 15 minutes per hour to just dealing with the phone calls and returning messages!
If they would just USE the answering machine, this place would be great.

Since my original post, my kid has gotten his haircut 2 more times. We’re still quite happy with Kids’ Cuts.
We’ve found that we like Carol, the owner, best.
A few notes:
— Don’t try to do a walk-​in. I saw others do this and it just adds to the stress of your own kid getting his haircut while the stylist talks to the walk-​in person.
— This is ALL ABOUT BRIBERY. They hand your kid a bucket of toys, snacks, DVDs blasting, train table, etc.
— Try to pick a time that your kid is happy. :)