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The Little Blue Creche

557 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 · Ventura County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

The Little Blue Creche is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
0Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 22, 2026Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)
Based on interviews conducted, and record review, the facility did not comply with the deficiency cited above which poses an a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 29, 2026

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedSep 22, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 22, 2026
Substantiated allegations:
Qualifications - Unqualified staff provide care and supervision to children
Ratio - Staff are operating out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity35 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 24, 2025
LicenseeThe Little Blue Creche
AdministratorAmanda Honda
Phone(805) 225-4980
State facility #566217493

Common questions

Has The Little Blue Creche had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about The Little Blue Creche?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How much does The Little Blue Creche cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Little Blue Creche 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), $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 The Little Blue Creche?

The licensee is The Little Blue Creche, and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda Honda.

Licensed centers nearby

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 566217493 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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