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Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant

3605 Avocado Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91941 · San Diego County
2 Type A citations in last 12 monthsInfant center

Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 10 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (5 of 10). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
4Type A citations
6Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
10 citations from 18 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 20, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 20, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundApr 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 2, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct5
Supervision2
Food & feeding1
Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type AMay 14, 2026Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews, facility did not meet this requirement when Staff 2 was observed restraining a crying infant on a sleeping mat, which posed an immediate Health, Safety and/or Personal Rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2026
Type AMay 14, 2026Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
, based on interviews and review of video footage the facility did not comply with the section cited above when C2 exited a classroom unnoticed and was without supervision for about 50 seconds, which posed an immediate Health, Safety and/or Personal Rights risk for children in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2026
Type BDec 19, 2025Case management visit (incident)Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(a)(b)(c)
Based on interviews and review of video footage, facility staff did not meet this requirement when an infant was allowed to drink from another infant's sippy cup, which posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2026
Type BJun 28, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited as S2 gave C1 two sips of a breastmilk bottle belonging to C2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 26, 2024
Type BMay 20, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation and interview , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 28 out of 28 persons as Room 1 had dishwashing liquid located on a lower level sink; Room 2 had hand lotion, sunscreen, and a mop with an attachment containing cleaning solution; Room 3 had a mop with an attachment containing cleaning solution accessible to children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 20, 2024
Type BMay 20, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Assistant Infant Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties §101415.1(a)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 28 out of 28 persons in that there was no director and only an assistant director on duty with 28 infants during the time of inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 28, 2024
Type BApr 12, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interview and record review,the licensee did not comply with with the section cited as S2 violated the personal rights of one (1) out of five (5) infants by feeding C1 the breast milk bottle belonging to C2, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 bottle feeding procedures to the SDRO, no later than 4/19/24.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024
Type BOct 30, 2023Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the personal rights of daycare children were not accorded as by S1's own admission he used inappropriate language with daycare children, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2023
Type ASep 6, 2023Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the personal rights of C1 were not accorded as S1 handled C1 in an abrupt manner on three (3) separate occassion, which poses a immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. SDRO by 9/25/2023.
Plan of correction due Sep 25, 2023
Type AMar 9, 2022Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
staff and the Director. 1 The Director stated she immediately wrote up the staff and placed them on probation for the incident with child #1. The Director will conduct an in-service to staff on care and supervision and will submit proof of in-service by 03/10/2022. The Director will also submit a written plan on how the facility On 02/18/2022 at 5:34 PM, a twenty month old child #1 was left unattended outside in the enclosed play yard for approximately twenty seconds until staff noticed after they were transitioning back to the classroom. The staff went back to retrieve the child. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 will ensure that this type of incident does not occur again and will submit the written plan along with the in-service to staff to the Licensing Office by 03/20/2022. The appeal rights were discussed and provided.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 11, 2022
LicenseeLearning Jungle Schools (San Diego), INC
AdministratorJennifer Ruiz Quintero
Phone(619) 569-7607
State facility #376701504

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Common questions

Does Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant had any serious violations?

California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 14, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

When was Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant last inspected?

May 20, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Infant?

The licensee is Learning Jungle Schools (San Diego), INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Ruiz Quintero.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376701504 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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