Notre Dame Learning Center
Notre Dame Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Thousand Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview with director and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all staff mandated reporter training has been expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview with director and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not 1 staff having a valid or current CPR/First Aid certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101212: Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center... a report shall be made to the Department... (1)Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident... that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 All staff is to review title 22 regulations regarding reporting requirements and go into the next school year knowing what is appropriate to report and what is not. Submit form to LPA with signature from each staff indicating they read the requirement. Based on LPA interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited as LPA has been told of incidents that occurred within the facility that needed to have been reported to CCL which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101223(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions... This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Staff is to read through the regulations regarding personal rights and implement a plan on how they will make sure they are meeting each child's personal rights and provide to the LPA. Based on LPA interview and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited as LPA observed a child hitting another and obtained knowledge of incidents through interview which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Notre Dame Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Notre Dame Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Notre Dame Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Notre Dame Learning Center compare with other daycares in Thousand Oaks?
It is tied for #19 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Notre Dame Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Notre Dame Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Notre Dame Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Thousand Oaks, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Notre Dame Learning Center?
The licensee is Sisters Of Notre Dame Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Sister Carol Marie Papet.
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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 566210581 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.