Oak Park Turning Point Montessori · Preschool, Oak Park

5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park, CA 91377 · Ventura County

Child care center (preschool)

Oak Park Turning Point Montessori is a licensed child care center in Oak Park, CA, licensed for up to 51 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 5 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #189 of 222 centers in Ventura County and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited

Tied for #189 of 222 centers in Ventura County

2 Type A citations

4 Type B citations

4 Inspections

0 of 5 Complaints substantiated

6 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 14, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2

Supervision 1

Staff ratios 1

Background checks 1

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 23, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety

Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 identifiers which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 25, 2024

Type B Oct 23, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety

Buildings and grounds §101238(g)

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 identifiers which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2024

Type B Jun 24, 2024 Complaint investigation Supervision

Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)

(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs...(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Director will read Title 22, Division 12 & Chapter 1 section 101229(a)(1). Director will sign a statement aknowledging she undertsands the regulation 101229(a)(1). Director will email this signed statement to german.negrete@dss.ca.gov. This requirement was not met as evidence by ... LPA arrived at the facility. LPA waited for approximately 5 minutes for someone open the gate entrance. LPA observed Assistant Director open the door in room#6. Assistant Director allowed a preschool child (C7) to walk out of room#6 in order to allow C7 use the restroom. Once Assistant Director observed C7 enter the restroom, Assistant Director close the door and went into room#6. LPA was allowed inside by a infant teacher(See LIC811). LPA observed C7 walk out of the restroom and walk back to room#6 unsupervised. 8 Also Director will draft a plan providing guidelines for staff to…

Plan of correction due Jul 3, 2024

Type A Jun 21, 2023 Inspection Staff ratios

Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(b)(1)

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 classrooms which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jun 21, 2023

Type A May 9, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Background checks

Criminal Record Clearance §102370(d)(1)

Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above. When touring the facility, LPA asked staff (S1) to provide her name. LPA reviewed records and it was determined S1 was not associated to the facility or been fingerprint cleared. Director stated S1 has been working at the facility since 2/16/2022 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due May 9, 2022

Type B Oct 28, 2021 Inspection Health & medication

Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)

Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Nov 5, 2021