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Christ the King Lutheran Preschool · Newbury Park

3947 West Kimber Drive, Newbury Park, CA 91320 · Ventura County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jul 23, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Christ the King Lutheran Preschool was a licensed child care center in Newbury Park, CA, licensed for up to 56 children. Its license closed around July 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, investigated 6 complaints (3 substantiated) and issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
3 Inspections
3 of 6 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Dec 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Sep 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 9, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Mar 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 3
Caregiver conduct 2
Supervision 1
Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 7, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. 101229(1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Center has agreed to submit a written statement on how similar incidents will be prevented in the future. Director states she will be talking to all staff. LPA recommends staff watch videos on the CCLD website regarding Supervising Children in Centers. Based on LPAs observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two children were not under visual observation at all times which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2023
Type B Sep 22, 2023 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as S3 taunted children in care as evidenced written declarations of srtaff provided to the 1 Licensee to provided a written outline/plan to CCLD to eliminate the occurrence of any staff member taunting children in care. Written outline/plan to be provided to CCLD (elvin.baddley@dss.ca.gov) by 10/6/2023, by the close of business. CCC's Administration in February of 2023. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 6, 2023
Type B Sep 22, 2023 Complaint investigation Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(14)
(14) All persons engaged in food preparation and service shall observe personal hygiene and food- service sanitation practices that protect food from contamination. This requirement was not met as S3 sampled/ate the food of children in care, which was brought Licensee to provided a written outline/plan to CCLD to eliminate the occurrence of any staff member sampling/eating the food of children in care. Written outline/plan to be provided to CCLD (elvin.baddley@dss.ca.gov) by 10/6/2023, by the close of business. from their homes. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 6, 2023
Type B Sep 22, 2023 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1)...(C) Any unusual incident... that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as Director/CCC staff failed to report an unusual incident to 1 Licensee to submit a written outline to CCLD (elvin.baddley@dss.ca.gov) by 10/6/23, noting the process by which unusual incident reports will be reported to CCLD. CCLD pertaining to S3 sampling/eating children in care food from home and S3 taunting children in care. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 6, 2023
Type B Sep 8, 2023 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(b)(5)
C1 being disenrolled from the CCC shortly after the parent of C1's noticing law enforcement/ CCLD of physical abuse/mistreatment at the CCC, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2023
Type A Sep 7, 2023 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:... (3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement was not met as 1 Licensee to provided a written outline/plan to CCLD to eliminate the occurrence of any staff member mistreating or physically abusing children in care. Written outline/plan to be provided to CCLD (elvin.baddley@dss.ca.gov) by 9/8/2023, by the close of business. evidence of S3 physically abusing and mistreating C1 and C2 at the CCC, as documented by S1 and S2. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risks to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 8, 2023
Type B Sep 7, 2023 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(f)
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours.The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall 1 Licensee to provided a written outline/plan to CCLD noting how reporting requirements will be adhere to. Written outline/plan to be provided to CCLD (elvin.baddley@dss.ca.gov) by 9/21/2023, by the close of business. also be reported to the child's authorized representative. This requirement was not met as evidence of CCC failing to report physical abuse/mistreatment of C1 and C2 to C1's/ C2s authorized representatives. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 2, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jul 3, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Oct 2, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jul 6, 2023
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
Not substantiated Oct 2, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jul 12, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Sep 22, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jul 10, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff handled day care children in a rough manner
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Sep 7, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 26, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff is physically abusing day care children.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Feb 10, 2023 Complaint investigation received Nov 17, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 56 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Oct 7, 1994
Closed Jul 23, 2026
Licensee Christ The King Lutheran Church Of Newbury Park
Last administrator Justine Ambrecht
State facility # 561702359

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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 561702359 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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