Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool · School-Age Program, Simi Valley
Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool is a licensed child care center in Simi Valley, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #22 of 36 centers in Simi Valley and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview with director and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff does not have qualifications for school age teacher which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed S1, S2, and S3 did not have a current mandated report training which were valid till 3/23/22, 3/24/22, and 4/22/20. Director stated that staff forgot to completed a current mandated reporter, and thought it needed to be done once.
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Common questions
Does Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool compare with other daycares in Simi Valley?
It is tied for #22 of 36 centers in Simi Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool last inspected?
Aug 8, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Simi Valley, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Congregation B'nai Emet Preschool?
The licensee is Melinda Schneider, and the administrator listed with the state is Melinda Schneider.
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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 566215219 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.