First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool
First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool is a licensed child care center in Thousand Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record reviews the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the licensee failed to ensure the spread of communicable disease was prevented at the facility. Interviews and record review revealed approximately 10 children contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFM) while in care. which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The Department was not notified of this outbreak as required. which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease.
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About this center
Common questions
Does First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool compare with other daycares in Thousand Oaks?
It is tied for #16 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks 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 First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool last inspected?
Aug 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Thousand Oaks, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Baptist Church Day Care and Preschool?
The licensee is First Baptist Church Of Thousand Oaks, and the administrator listed with the state is Sharon (Shari) Clegg.
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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 561701182 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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