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Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare · Child Care Center, Ojai

414 E. Ojai Ave,, Ojai, CA 93023 · Ventura County
Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare is a licensed child care center in Ojai, CA, licensed for up to 77 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 5, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Oct 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 5, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the diretor did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff record which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Immunization Records are missing from 4 out of 5 staff files and TB test is missing from 1 out of 5 files.
Plan of correction due Mar 5, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity 77 children
License type Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 30, 2024
Licensee Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare
Administrator Deborah Neathery
Phone (805) 272-8833
State facility # 566217168
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Common questions

Has Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare had any serious violations?

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

When was Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare last inspected?

Feb 5, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ojai, 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 Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare?

The licensee is Sunny Side Preschool & Daycare, and the administrator listed with the state is Deborah Neathery.

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 566217168 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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