Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center · Infant Center, Camarillo
Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Camarillo, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 19 centers in Camarillo and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 101216.1, the following shall apply... This requirements is not met as evidence by: 1 Director moved a qualified teacher into the infant classroom. Director sent unqualified infant teacher home. Director stated they will try to get unqualified teacher enrolled in infant courses and request a waiver from the department. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
A picture submitted in complaint showing an infant swaddled in an infant seat. 1 LPA advised director that an infant shall not be swaddled at any time. LPA gave a copy of infant safe sleep regulations to director.
LPA advised director that type of infant equipment is not permitted at the child care center. Director took the devices out of the room and threw them in the trash while LPA was present. LPA observed and took pictures of 2 infant saucer chairs in the infant classroom.
101212(d)(1)((B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment.))-Reporting Requirements -Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center...within seven days following the occurrence of such event.(1) Events reported shall include the following: (B)Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. 1 Staff shall inform families of cleaning agents used around the children in care. Staff shall document parents received information in child's file. To be completed by 3/20/23. C1 was not provided a safe and healthful environment. C1 developed a rash on his face, and the staff failed to investigate the cause of the rash. There was no evidence of any follow-up from staff as to the cause of the rash. 8
(m) A child care center director shall complete 16 hours of health and safety training if necessary pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. This requirement was not met by evidence of: Director provided proof of enrollement. Director registered for the training on 7/27/22 and has training scheduled on 1 Director shall complete and submit proof of Health and Safety training to the department by 9/10/22. 8/13/22. 8
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 an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There is an infant high table to hold 5 children. The other infants have to wait. More infant high chairs for eating need to be available.
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.
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.
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.
Complaint investigations
Facility does not ensure qualified staff are supervising day-care children.
Day care child sustained a rash while in care.
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Common questions
Does Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 10, 2023, for infant safe sleep. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center compare with other daycares in Camarillo?
It is #18 of 19 centers in Camarillo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center last inspected?
Sep 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Camarillo, was $1,358 a month for infants (about $1,710 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shining Stars Preschool & Infant Center?
The licensee is Prime Advantage, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Armida Luevano.
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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 566214036 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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