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A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc

126 North G Street, Lompoc, CA 93436 · Santa Barbara County
Child care center (preschool)

A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc is a licensed child care center in Lompoc, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 17 centers in Lompoc and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#16 of 17 centers in Lompoc
1 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 2 Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 27, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 27, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jul 11, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Apr 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 27, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Records & paperwork 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 11, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(g)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of three staff did not have copies of their transcripts which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 25, 2025
Type B Jul 11, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 20 children were not signed in with either time times or parents signatures which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 25, 2025
Type A Mar 20, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(1)(2)
(i)Prior to employment or initial presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance...(2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director sent S2 home and understands that S2 must be associated and elgible cleared prior to S2 returning to the CCC. Director will submit a detail summary regarding communicating with Guardian and will ensure S2 is cleared and associated to the CCC prior to returning to the CCC. Detailed LPA's review of Guardian and LIS identified S2 is associated to the CCC but is currently reflecting "In Process" Per Director, S2 has been employed in the facility since about September 2023 and Director, was under the impression that S2 was cleared and associated to the CCC. 8 summary is due by 3/21/24 via email to Francisca.Velazquez@dss.ca.gov
Plan of correction due Mar 21, 2024
Type B Jun 27, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as LPA observed bowed plastic composite slates at the base of the tree which serves as a tripping hazard fron children in care and children in care are able to place their limbs in the opening between the slates. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 11, 2023
Type B Jun 27, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the LIcensee did not comply with the section cited above as S1, S2, S3, and S4's Mandated Reporter cerification expired and is not current, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 11, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 5, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jan 22, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Mar 20, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 27, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 17, 2007
Licensee A Child's Village Preschool And Childcare, INC
Administrator Kimberly Kranz
Phone (805) 735-7272
State facility # 426211978
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Common questions

Does A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 20, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc compare with other daycares in Lompoc?

It is #16 of 17 centers in Lompoc by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc last inspected?

Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Lompoc, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs A Childs Village Preschool of Lompoc?

The licensee is A Child's Village Preschool And Childcare, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberly Kranz.

Licensed centers nearby

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 426211978 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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