First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C.
First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 61 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, none 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 #45 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above since 2 staff did not have a current Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Facility has taken the following steps: Shutoff and labeled the two (2) outlets, and will notify parental notification of the water testing results, and are reviewing options to correct the ALE. Facility has until 11/03/2022 to correct the deficiencies or have a reasonable plan to correct them and notify CCL Facility conducted water lead testing and had two (2) outlets exceeded the action level exceedance per regulations. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #45 of 61 centers in Ventura 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 United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. last inspected?
Jul 31, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C. 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 First United Methodist Preschool & Child Care C.?
The licensee is First United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Autumn McGuire.
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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 561701236 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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