La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool · Infant Center, La Palma
La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Palma, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #575 of 978 centers in Orange County and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff files have early childhood education certificates but do not have transcripts for verification and 1 out of 2 staff files does not have complete trasncripts which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above. No proof of documented disaster drill could be provided to LPA. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the director did not comply with the section cited above. There were no 15-minute sleep log documentation for infant #1, infant #2, infant #3, and infant #4. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #575 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool last inspected?
Apr 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes La Palma, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Palma Pepper Tree Preschool?
The licensee is La Palma Preschool INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Irma Llaury.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 304371296 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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