Children R Us Child Development Center
Children R Us Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 51 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [3] out of [4] staff files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Children R Us Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Children R Us Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Children R Us Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #30 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children R Us Child Development Center last inspected?
Mar 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Children R Us Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children R Us Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children R Us Child Development Center?
The licensee is Children R Us Child Development, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mearia Tarver.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 566215163 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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