Children's Ark Learning Center
Children's Ark Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Visalia, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 38 centers in Visalia and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Children's Ark Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Children's Ark Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Children's Ark Learning Center compare with other daycares in Visalia?
It is tied for #1 of 38 centers in Visalia by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Children's Ark Learning Center last inspected?
Jan 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Ark Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Ark Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Visalia, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Ark Learning Center?
The licensee is First Presbyterian Church Of Visalia, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Dais.
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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 543801197 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.