Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo)
Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None 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.
Inspection record
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Facility has taken the following steps: Shutoff and labeled the one (1) outlet, and will notify parental notification of the water testing results, and are reviewing options to correct the ALE. Facilty will replace and retest water outlet. Facility conducted water lead testing and had one (1) outlet exceed 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 Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) 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 Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) last inspected?
Dec 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo) 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 Vusd - Jumpstart (Montalvo)?
The licensee is Ventura Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Cara Dallamora.
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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 561711931 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.