Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 823,318. The county seat is Ventura.
Ventura County comprises the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area. It is also considered the southernmost county along the California Central Coast.
Please see our Guide to County Resource Organizations page a brief description of the following organizations.
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520 East Montecito Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3278
Phone: (800) 322-6994 or (805) 962-7881
Fax: (805) 884-7229
Website: http://www.tri-counties.org
Areas Served: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties
2401 East Gonzales Road, Suite 100
Oxnard, CA 93036-8294
Phone: 805-485-9643
Fax: 805-278-9056
Email: rainbow@tri-counties.org
5100 Adolfo Road
Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone: 805-437-1561
221 E. Ventura Blvd.
Oxnard, CA 93036
Referral: 805-485-7878 ext. 512
Toll Free: 800-962-5437
Fax: 805-278-0585
Website: http://www.cdrv.org
5189 Verdugo Way
Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone: 805-383-1900
Fax: 805-383-1908
2580 East Main Street, Suite 203
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805-648-9990
Fax: 805-653-2358
Website: http://www.first5ventura.org
5189 Verdugo Way
Camarillo, CA 93012-8603
Phone: 530-668-6700
Website: http://www.vcoe.org
221 East Ventura Boulevard
Oxnard, CA 93036
Phone: 805-485-7878 x522
Founded in 1969, Community Development Inc./Child Development Centers (CDI) now operates 139 centers throughout the State of California, serving over 20,000 children, birth through twelve years of age. Their programs serve children and families who qualify for State subsidies through the California Department of Education, Early Learning and Care Division, as well as private fee-paying families. Several CDI centers attended the Teaching Pyramid Training in Ventura County in the 2012-13 program year.
Harrington CDC in Oxnard joined the Partner Site Program in the 2013-14 program year and has been recognized as a Mentor Classroom–a classroom operating with measured fidelity to the Teaching Pyramid framework. This teaching and center team has made unique contributions to Teaching Pyramid implementation through their creative use of Teaching Pyramid strategies. For example, they use a whiteboard to draw cartoon reminders regarding the Program-wide Expectations in collaboration with the children at circle, developed a sequenced-transition approach that results in quick transitions and more time in learning activities, created a parent info sheet that helps them build relationships with children and families, and set up an environment that includes rich visual supports while maintaining an emphasis on the use of natural materials.