Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.55
- Local median
- 0.27
PEPPERTREE MONTESSORI
427 COLLEGE BLVD, Oceanside, CA 92057
- Facility:
- 374845327
- Type:
- INFANT CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 52
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionApril 29, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 29, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 11 available inspections for PEPPERTREE MONTESSORI from July 28, 2021 through April 29, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on April 29, 2026 and involved staff training, with a due date of May 8, 2026.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 11
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
11 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 92057
Compared to 24 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 18%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 36%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.17
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- If the absence is for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the substitute director shall meet the qualifications of a director. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the director has been away from the facility since 03/06/26 and a fully qualified director has been present, therefore the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 8, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101415(d)(3) - 101415(d)(3)
- Official code
- 101415(d)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not ensure spray bottles with disinfectants and cleaning solutions were inaccessible to children in care in Infant room A which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 1, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(g) - 101238(g)
- Official code
- 101238(g)
Medium concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. (1) Storage areas for poisons shall be locked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not ensure ant poison was inaccessible to children in care in the kitchen/food prep area which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 24, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(g)(1) - 101238(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(g)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision (f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 13, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) - 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Official code
- 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This was not met as evidenced by a staff member talking on the phone when supervising children. The staff member no longer works at this facility. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 9, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights - To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: ... This was not evidenced by a staff member tied a child's legs together. This is an immediate risk to the heath and safety of children.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 9, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report