Pepper Valley Learning Center
Pepper Valley Learning Center is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on testing report and interview, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as one out of five of the water outlets located at Site B and B30 tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
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Common questions
Does Pepper Valley Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pepper Valley Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Pepper Valley Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Pepper Valley Learning Center last inspected?
Jun 14, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pepper Valley Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pepper Valley Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pepper Valley Learning Center?
The licensee is Powell & Allan Learning Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Thompson.
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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 376700087 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.