Tlc Preschool · Ventura
Tlc Preschool is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 61 centers in Ventura and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Tlc Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tlc Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Tlc Preschool compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #1 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Tlc Preschool last inspected?
Dec 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tlc Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tlc Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tlc Preschool?
The licensee is Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Austin.
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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 561702079 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.