Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.69
- Local median
- 0.69
PEPPERTREE SCHOOLS RANCH HOUSE
14969 LOS GATOS ALMADEN ROAD, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Facility:
- 434415601
- Type:
- DAY CARE 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:
- 24
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJuly 9, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 9, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for PEPPERTREE SCHOOLS RANCH HOUSE from January 25, 2023 through July 9, 2026.
Nine inspections recorded violations, with 11 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on July 8, 2026 and involved parent rights, with a due date of July 9, 2026.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 11
- Higher-concern violations
- 5
- Repeated topics
- 1
6 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 5 local median in 95032
Compared to 11 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 31%
- Local median
- 24%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 56%
- Local median
- 47%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.36
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 19, 2024July 1, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- H&S 1596.8596(a)(1) Each licensed child day care facility shall post a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents either a facility visit or a complaint investigation that results in a citation for a violation that, if not corrected, will create a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. This requirement has not been met as facility did not post the report or the Notice of Site visit from the inspection dated 07/01/2026. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 9, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595(a)(1) - 1596.8595(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8595(a)(1)
Medium concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- H&S 1596.8595(c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.893b This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Facility has not provided a copy of the report dated 07/01/2026 to parents or authorized representatives of currently enrolled children. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 9, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595(c)(1) - 1596.8595(c)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8595(c)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a)(2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Staff #1 (S1) grabbed C1 and forced C1 down to the ground, crossed C1’s arms across C1’s body. S1 restrained C1. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- Staff #1 (S1) grabbed C1 and forced C1 down to the ground, crossed C1’s arms across C1’s body. S1 restrained C1. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 6, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- 101170 Criminal Record Clearance (a)The Department shall conduct a criminal record review of all persons specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871(b). The Department has the authority to approve or deny a facility license, or employment, residence or presence in the facility, based on the results of this review. This requirement has not been met as by: S1 was not associated to the Facility Roster on Guardian. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement has not been met as by: S1 was not associated to the Facility Roster on Guardian. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 20, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(a) - 101170(a)
- Official code
- 101170(a)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights: (3) 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: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Staff restrained a day care child this poses a potential risk to the health and safety and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 26, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Pool barrier
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds: All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds or similar bodies of water, through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. The above requirement was not met as evidence by: LPAs observed standing water in the water table, two buckets filled with water on the other side of at least a 2ft fence. This posses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 26, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(e) - 101238(e)
- Official code
- 101238(e)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Outdoor Activity Space: The playground shall be enclosed by a fence to protect children and to keep them in the outdoor activity area. The fence shall be at least four feet high. This requirement was not met as evidence by; LPAs observed the fence surrounding the playground was over 4 feet, however the gate was shorter than 4 feet. This posses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 26, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(g) - 101238.2(g)
- Official code
- 101238.2(g)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223(a)(2) Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This Requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based off of interview of staff and management it was stated that staff did engage in a verbal altercation 3/31/2023 while children and parents were present. This poses a potential risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based off of interview of staff and management it was stated that staff did engage in a verbal altercation 3/31/2023 while children and parents were present. This poses a potential risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 20, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- 101238 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. The requirement was not meant as evidenced by: During tour of facility at 3:25pm it was observed in classroom 2 that facility did not ensure that cleaning products were locked and made inaccesible to children. This posed an immediate risk to children in care
- Inspector notes
- During tour of facility at 3:25pm it was observed in classroom 2 that facility did not ensure that cleaning products were locked and made inaccesible to children. This posed an immediate risk to children in care
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 14, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(g)(1) - 101238(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(g)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff files were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 24, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview with director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility did not complete sleeping logs for toddlers in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 24, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101429(a)(2)(C) - 101429(a)(2)(C)
- Official code
- 101429(a)(2)(C)