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Learning Jungle Rancho San Diego - Preschool

3605 Avocado Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91941 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (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.

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.
3Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 16 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 20, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 20, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 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

Supervision3
Building & playground safety2

Citations, newest first

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 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.
Plan of correction due May 20, 2024
Type ASep 29, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 2, 2023
Type ASep 6, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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 .
Plan of correction due Sep 25, 2023
Type BJan 4, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jan 13, 2023
Type AMay 10, 2022Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due May 11, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJan 4, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 2, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility staff did not ensure classroom was kept in a sanitary condition for children in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity72 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 11, 2022
LicenseeLearning Jungle Schools (San Diego), INC
AdministratorKrizia Beltran
Phone(619) 569-7607
State facility #376701503

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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.

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 376701503 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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