Easter Seals Ventura CDC
Easter Seals Ventura CDC is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 122 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 11 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #56 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. The centter will implement a new policy that will provide details on the steps staff will take to document challanging behaviors. This policy will also include steps center management and staff will take to ensure the safety of chidlren and staff, Based on interviews and documents collected the above mentioned regulation was not met, C#2 dispalyed agressive behaviour towards other children in care. There were multiple incidents, which includes a 2/22/25 incident where C#2 kicked C#1 in the face one report stated it was accdientally another report stated it was not accidentally. 8 when a child is displaying challenging/agressive behaviour in the center/classroom.
(m) All play equipment and materials used by children shall be age-appropriate. record review, revealed this requirement was not met: On 11/18/2024 at 10:12AM during outdoor play, C1 was walking on the obstacle course when C1 lost C1's balance and hit C1's head on a wooden log. 1 Director will sign a statment, confirming she understands the aformentioned regulation cited(fictures ,furnitures, equipment and supplies). Director will email the signed docuemnt to German.Negrete@dss.Ca.gov It caused bleeding and abrasion the the right side of the forehead. 911 was contacted and C1's abrasion required stiches. Facility could not provide manufacturer instructions for all materials(wooden logs) that c1 interacted with the day of the incident. 8
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision .... this regulaiton was not met .. 1 The staff involved in the incident on 7/30/2024 will have to watch a video pertaining to care and supervision at child care centers. Once the staff watch the videos they will write a summary of what they learned. staff will submitt this summary to CCLD via the following email: Due to incident that occured on 7/30/2024, when S#1 transitioioned 8 children fromt the classroom to the preschool play ground, C#1 accidently leaft classroom#2, and C#2 was left outside during transitioning with out care and supervision. 8 German.Negrete@dss.ca.gov The folliwing link will take aformetioned staff toe the video/webpage. https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/
Based on LPA observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff interviews, C1 had a black marker on face, lips, and teeth, before staff noticed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101238 (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will submit a written Plan of Correction on how they will prevent this from happening again to LPA Rios at austin.rios@dss.ca.gov by 6/24/2022. Facility will also partner with Ventura County Inclusion Program for further staff training. Based on observation and interviews C1 had access to a thin bolt like washer. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
A day care child is aggressive towards other children and staff.
Center is failing to meet the needs of the child.
Level of Care-Staff are not properly supervising children in care
Other-Child in care had access to hazardous materials
About this center
Other licenses at this address
Common questions
Does Easter Seals Ventura CDC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Easter Seals Ventura CDC had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Easter Seals Ventura CDC?
California investigated 11 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Easter Seals Ventura CDC compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #56 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Easter Seals Ventura CDC last inspected?
Apr 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Easter Seals Ventura CDC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Easter Seals Ventura CDC 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 Easter Seals Ventura CDC?
The licensee is Easter Seals Southern Ca,inc, and the administrator listed with the state is Misbah Saad.
Licensed centers nearby
10730 Henderson Road, Ventura · under 0.1 mi away · 28 spotsMore citations than mostVusd - Atlas Jumpstart Preschool
760 Jazmin Ave., Ventura · 0.2 mi away · 48 spotsAbout typicalVentura Family YMCA-atlas Elem.
760 Jazmin Ave, Ventura · 0.2 mi away · 48 spotsToo few inspections to compareChildren R Us Child Development Center
1045 S. Saticoy Ave., Ventura · 0.5 mi away · 51 spotsAbout typicalLas Posas Children's Center @ Citrus Glen
9655 Darling Rd., Ventura · 1.0 mi away · 166 spotsAbout typicalVentura Children's Learning Center
1110 Petit Ave., Ventura · 1.2 mi away · 22 spotsAbout typical
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 566214141 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.