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Village Children's Center

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

490 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, CA 93402

Visit website ↗(805) 528-1671Directions ↗Licensed for 54
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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: 7/1/2024 (2 total).

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

About this preschool

Village Children's Center is a quality preschool program serving children 18 months to 5 years, operating since 1966 as an outreach program of Trinity United Methodist Church. The program blends play-based curriculum with kindergarten readiness across three age-based classrooms.

Philosophy
Teaches values like love, trust and empathy to children through age appropriate curriculum, blending play based curriculum with kindergarten readiness to prepare students for transition to Kindergarten.
Ages served
18 months to 5 years
Hours
Monday-Friday: 7:30am-4:30pm; Full day and half day programs available
Outdoor
Outside time scheduled twice daily (8:30am-10:00am and 11:00am-12:00pm, plus 3:30pm-4:30pm)
Meals
Snack provided at 10:00am-10:30am and 3:00pm-3:30pm; Lunch provided at 12:00pm-12:30pm

Programs

  • •Reading
  • •Writing
  • •Arts & Crafts
  • •Science & Discovery
  • •Dramatic Play

Highlights

  • ✓Low teacher-to-child ratios following NAEYC guidelines (1:6, 1:7, or 1:8 depending on classroom)
  • ✓Operating since 1966
  • ✓Three individual classrooms based on age range
  • ✓Blend of play-based and kindergarten readiness curriculum

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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