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Temple Etz Chaim Preschool · Infant Center, Thousand Oaks

1080 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 · Ventura County
2 substantiated complaintsInfant center

Temple Etz Chaim Preschool is a licensed child care center in Thousand Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #22 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#22 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks
3Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 2Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 2, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 10, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Records & paperwork2
Caregiver conduct1
Food & feeding1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 10, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on observation and interviews conducted, Center did not comply with the deficiency cited above as a child was found wandering outside with no supervision which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2024
Type BSep 10, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on record review and interviews conducted, center did not comply with the deficiency cited above as which there have been incidents that have gone unreported to parents and / or CCLD which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 24, 2024
Type BSep 10, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on record review and interviews conducted, Center did not comply with the deficiency cited above as a child was placed in a closet when a staff member got upset at the child which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 24, 2024
Type ANov 7, 2023Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on observation and interviews conducted, Center did not comply with the deficiency cited above as a child fell off a changing table which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 7, 2023
Type ANov 7, 2023Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(a)
Based on observation and interviews conducted, Center did not comply with the deficiency cited above as a child was given the wrong breast milk which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 7, 2023
Type BNov 7, 2023Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
101212(d)(1)(C) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events...below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day... (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: The center is to submit a written plan on how they plan to prevent this incident from occuring again. The plan shall be submitted by 11/21/23. The center will also be invited into the office for an informal meeting at a later time. Based on observation, interviews conducted, and record review, Licensee did not comply with the deficiency cited above as unusual incidents were not reported to the Department which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedSep 10, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jun 17, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
Staff did not to provide appropriate supervision to child in care.
CCC did not report Incident to child's authorized representative/CCLD
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedNov 7, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 24, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff did not adequately supervise infant in care resulting in infant sustaining a fall.
Staff did not report an incident involving infant in care.
Staff did not adhere to food safety protocols.
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity50 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 12, 2015
LicenseeTemple Etz Chaim
AdministratorKeri Loventhal
Phone(805) 497-6852
State facility #566215054

Common questions

Does Temple Etz Chaim Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Temple Etz Chaim Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Temple Etz Chaim Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Temple Etz Chaim Preschool compare with other daycares in Thousand Oaks?

It is #22 of 22 centers in Thousand Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% 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 $1,358 a month for infants (about $1,710 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.

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 566215054 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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