Encounter Preschool
Encounter Preschool is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 152 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 61 centers in Ventura and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Encounter Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Encounter Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Encounter Preschool compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #1 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Encounter Preschool last inspected?
Apr 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Encounter Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Encounter Preschool 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 Encounter Preschool?
The licensee is Bible Fellowship Church Of Ventura, and the administrator listed with the state is Alexander Link.
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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 561700027 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.