First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare
First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1999. 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 First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare 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 First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare last inspected?
Jul 31, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $1,358 a month for infants (about $1,710 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First United Methodist Preschool & Childcare?
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 566206839 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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