Growing Minds Children's Center
Growing Minds Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Oxnard, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 6). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 28 centers in Oxnard and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
TA1 took C1 and C2 out of chair by the arm with 1 As part of the plan of correction, Licensees will be invited to the Santa Barbara Regional Office for a non-compliance conference, scheduled at a later date. no warning or consent. This is an immediate threat to the health and safety of children in care.
LPAs observed office 1 As part of the plan of correction, Licensees will be invited to the Santa Barbara Regional Office for a non-compliance conference, scheduled at a later date. assistant in the classroom assisting with children on video and during inspections. This poses a potential risk to children in care.
Center staff will create a written plan on how this incident could have been avoided and how it will be avoided in the future by 03/20/2026. T1 picked up C1 against his will and roughly placed him on a toilet. This is an immediate threat to the health and safety of children in care.
Teacher working without criminal record clearance. This poses an immediate threat to children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Program Director will submit a written plan on how teachers will keep blankets out of the infant areas to LPA Laura Carone.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The infant was immediately taken out of the blanket and placed in a crib. Program Director will submit a written plan on how teachers will keep blankets out of the infant areas to LPA Laura Carone.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled child in a rough manner.
Staff do not have the required qualifications
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About this center
Common questions
Has Growing Minds Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 28, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Growing Minds Children's Center?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Growing Minds Children's Center compare with other daycares in Oxnard?
It is tied for #27 of 28 centers in Oxnard by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Growing Minds Children's Center last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Growing Minds Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Minds Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Oxnard, was $1,358 a month for infants (about $1,710 today), $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Growing Minds Children's Center?
The licensee is Azusa Discovery Center Preschool & School Age INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ingrid Gutierrez Avila.
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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 566217015 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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