Temple Etz Chaim Preschool
Temple Etz Chaim Preschool is a licensed child care center in Thousand Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 210 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (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... This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee will submit a written plan to CCLD (shane.loftus@dss.ca.gov) explaining what policies and procedures the CCC will implement/has implemented to ensure this deficiency will not be repeated. LIcensee will submit the written plan by 03/24/2026. Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C1 was left unattended outside the CCC's auditorium for approximately 1-2 minutes. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA notes this is a repeat violation within 12 months. CCC assesed a civil penalty of $250 per H&S 1548(2)(A). 8
Based on records review and interview, the unusual incident occurred on 01/27/2025 and was not reported to CCLD until 01/30/2025. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (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... This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 LPAs request an in office meeting to go over a compliance and referral to TSP. based on interview, the staff did not comply with the section cited above. The directors called licesning to report C1 was left unattended for 1 minute by the toddelr gate which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff member which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff was inebriated while providing care to children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Temple Etz Chaim Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Temple Etz Chaim Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 17, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Temple Etz Chaim Preschool?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Temple Etz Chaim Preschool compare with other daycares in Thousand Oaks?
It is #18 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Temple Etz Chaim Preschool last inspected?
Sep 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Temple Etz Chaim Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Temple Etz Chaim Preschool 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 Temple Etz Chaim Preschool?
The licensee is Temple Etz Chaim, and the administrator listed with the state is Keri Loventhal.
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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 561708073 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.