Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool
Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 56 out of 56 persons in that LPA observed adult scissors on a counter in Room 5; a basket on a table containing several containers of sunscreen, scissors on a cubbie and a mop with an attachment containing cleaning solution in Room 7 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on documentation and video footage, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as a child left through the playground door, and into the building unsupervised for approximately 1 to 2 minutes before the authorized representative noticed the child inside of the facility unsupervised, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The Assistant Director will submit the POC to SDRO no later than COB on 10/02/2023.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as Child 1 (C1) was left on the playground alone and was found on the playground without supervision, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 SDRO by 9/25/23 .
Based on conducted interviews, record reviews and observation of the facility surveillance video, the Licensee failed to ensure the center was free of rodents, which poses as a potential risk to children in care. 8 Director states they will provide LPA with a written plan of correction on the new cleaning protocol plan and proof of continued pest control services by 01/13/2023.
staff and the Director. 1 The Director stated they repaired the play yard gate latch and conducted an in-service to staff on supervision due to the incident with child #1. The Director will provide proof of an in-service to staff on care and supervision and will submit proof of in-service by 05/11/2022. The Director will also submit a written plan on how the facility On 04/05/2022 at 4:27 PM, child #1 was left unsupervised behind the enclosed play yard gate for an undetermined amount of time until staff noticed the gate door was left opened and the latch broken. The staff went to retrieve child #1 behind the gate. 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 05/11/2022. The appeal rights were discussed and provided.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff did not ensure classroom was kept in a sanitary condition for children in care
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Common questions
Does Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 29, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool last inspected?
May 20, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool?
The licensee is Learning Jungle Schools (San Diego), INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Krizia Beltran.
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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 376701503 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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