Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.67
- Local median
- 0.69
PEPPERTREE SCHOOLS COTTAGE HOUSE
16035 LOS GATOS ALMADEN ROAD, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Facility:
- 434415603
- 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:
- 43
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionJuly 8, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 8, 2026
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for PEPPERTREE SCHOOLS COTTAGE HOUSE from January 25, 2023 through July 8, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on March 6, 2025 and involved facility condition, with a due date of March 6, 2025.
Medication was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Three later inspections, from October 8, 2025 through July 8, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
3 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 5 local median in 95032
Compared to 11 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 11%
- 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.
Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
February 5, 2025March 6, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Outdoor Activity Space....(d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Hole in playground has not been repaired. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 6, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101238.2(d)(2)
Higher concern: Medication
- Report finding
- Health-Related Services (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, the licensee did not have EPI pen in original packaging this does not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 6, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101226(e)(1)(B) - 101226(e)(1)(B)
- Official code
- 101226(e)(1)(B)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to a hole on the outdoor area that was covered by astro-turf, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 5, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101238.2(d)(2)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Buildings & Grounds: The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents. This requirement is not met as evidenced by; based on interviews and observations. Staff did not keep the facility free of rodents, this poses a potential health and safety risk to the children.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 28, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a)(1) - 101238(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 101171 Fire Clearance(a) All child care centers shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approved by the city or county fire department, the district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observations, it was found that the facility was operating within the "club house" which has not received fire clearance for the children that are in care. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews and observations, it was found that the facility was operating within the "club house" which has not received fire clearance for the children that are in care. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 20, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101171(a) - 101171(a)
- Official code
- 101171(a)
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 5 out o7 files missing documentation on immuniization 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)