40 May 28, 2017 READERS' CHOICE

Day Care
East County Winner
ASCENSION LUTHERAN SCHOOL
1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks
381-9081
alschool.org
Even though it doubled its capacity a year
and a half ago, the Early Childhood Center
at Ascension Lutheran School still has a
waiting list, with families throughout the
Conejo Valley and beyond attracted by the
facilitys recreational and educational
programs for children ranging from
infants to 5 years old.
Were a certified Nature Explore School,
said Pam Musburger, director, which
means we offer a lot of outdoor learning
opportunities for our kids science, art,
math and more.
Ascensions 107 Early Childhood students
come from all faiths, all backgrounds,
Musberger added. We welcome
everyone, and that really enriches our
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environment.
Justin Sycamore is the favorite dentist in
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First-graders participate in a cupcake walk fundraising event at Ascension Lutheran Christian Church Of Thousand Oaks
School in Thousand Oaks. Hummingbird Preschool
Kids N Things Dentist
Merritt Family Childcare

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East County Winner

DENTIST! Tha n k Y
West County Winner
Voted One of the Best JUSTIN SYCAMORE
A PLACE TO GROW
777 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand
Montgomery and Aliso streets, Ojai Oaks
640-4300, ext. 1091 777-0050
www.ojaiusd.org sycamore.dental
Dr. Ruth Shifman Whats special about A Place to Grow? Dr. Justin Sycamore is primarily known as a
Every child is unique, said Sherrie
and her staff cosmetic dentist, but offers a variety of
Damas, director of A Place to Grow, part dental procedures, from root canals and
would like to of the Ojai Unified School District. And all emergency services to veneers and
thank their children learn in their own way. We seek implants. He uses state-of-the-art
patients and to give them the best opportunities to do technology and ensures everyone feels
families for so. welcome and well taken care of.
their continued And that means that all children, ages 3-5, I like talking to kids, he said, and once
support. including special needs youth, are involved they relate to you, theyre very
in the play-based, outdoor classroom cooperative. And they enjoy our kids
Ruth Shifman, DDS activities, with older children often room that offers artistic activities while

Northbank helping the younger kids learn what to

do. That builds the older kids
they wait.
Sycamore, who has deep roots in Ventura

Dental Center
Quality, comfortable and friendly care for the entire family
self-esteem, without them realizing it,
added Damas.
A Place to Grow offers morning preschool
County, believes in being direct and
honest with his patients. We are a family
office that treats its patients like they
and before- and after-school care, were our own family, he said.
2772 Johnson Drive Suite 101, Ventura, CA concurrent with the districts calendar.
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