Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program
Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program 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 2001. 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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Common questions
Does Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program 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 Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program last inspected?
Apr 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Vusd - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program 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 - Portola Jumpstart State Preschool Program?
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 566208287 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.