Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary
Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 88 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Facility has taken the following steps: Shutoff and labeled the two (2) outlets, replaced and retested the outlets. (1) Outlet removed and LPA was notified of passing test result. During inspection LPA viewed removed outlet. Center will notify parental notification of the water testing results. Facility conducted water lead testing and had two (2) outlets exceeded the action level exceedance per regulations. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #30 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary last inspected?
Feb 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ventura Branch - Poinsettia Elementary?
The licensee is Channel Islands YMCA, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Heinen-stiffler.
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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 561708173 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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