Ventura College Children's Center · Preschool, Ventura
Ventura College Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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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Common questions
Does Ventura College Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Ventura College Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Ventura College Children's Center 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 Ventura College Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ventura College Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ventura College Children's Center 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 Ventura College Children's Center?
The licensee is Ventura County Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda (Foster) Picard.
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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 561711564 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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