Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus
Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 32 centers in La Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when on 01/28/2025, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 1 minute which posed a potential, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director provided LPA with copies of the All Staff agenda and training topics.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 30 out of 30 persons in that LPA observed a pair adult scissors and diaper rash paste located on the top of a cubbie in Room 110; lotion, sanitizer and a pair of adult scissors located on a cubbie in Room 120 accessible to children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus 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 School - La Mesa Campus had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is #17 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learning Jungle School - La Mesa Campus 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 School - La Mesa Campus?
The licensee is Learning Jungle Schools (San Diego), INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alexa Denton.
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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 376701156 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.