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Good Shepherd Lutheran Early Childhood Center

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Faith-based
Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

380 Arneill Road, Camarillo, CA 93010

Visit website ↗(805) 482-3411Directions ↗Licensed for 60
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 9/2/2025 (4 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Good Shepherd Lutheran Early Childhood Center serves children aged 18 months through 5 years in Camarillo. The center operates 12 months a year and offers full-time and part-time schedules with a play-based, child-centered, and family-oriented philosophy.

Philosophy
Play-based learning through hands-on experimentation pursuing children's unique interests; child-centered approach recognizing individual strengths and innate desire to learn; family-oriented partnership with families as primary teachers.
Ages served
18 months through 5 years
Hours
Full time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Partial Day: 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Half Day: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Religious
Christian-based ministry; Lutheran affiliation; acknowledges and respects all religious and cultural backgrounds while sustaining Christian beliefs

Programs

  • •Play-based learning
  • •Child-centered education
  • •Lab school partnership with California State University Channel Islands

Highlights

  • ✓Open 12 months a year
  • ✓Multiple scheduling options (full-time, partial day, half day)
  • ✓Serves as lab school for CSUCI
  • ✓Classroom-based organization by age group (Junipers, Magnolias, Willows, Sequoias)

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