The Growing Place Preschool
The Growing Place Preschool is a licensed child care center in Westlake Village, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 12 centers in Westlake Village and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Facility has taken the following steps: Shutoff and labeled the four (4) outlets, and will notify parental notification of the water testing results, and are reviewing options to correct the ALE. Facility has until 10/23/2022 to correct the deficiencies or have a reasonable plan to correct them and notify CCL. Facility conducted water lead testing and had four (4) 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 The Growing Place Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Growing Place Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does The Growing Place Preschool compare with other daycares in Westlake Village?
It is tied for #5 of 12 centers in Westlake Village by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Growing Place Preschool last inspected?
Jun 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Growing Place Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Growing Place Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Westlake Village, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Growing Place Preschool?
The licensee is Westlake Village United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Sorensson.
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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 561700773 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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