Peppertree Montessori
Peppertree Montessori is a licensed child care center in Oceanside, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 62 centers in Oceanside and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where C5 did not have a current Physcians report on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The Director will retrain the staff on Personal Rights and submit the agenda to LPA Taylor. andrea.taylor@dss.ca.gov staff member picked child who was crying up, holding the child while walking with child across the room and sat child down in a chair. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children.
The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. The incident was not reported to the parents of the child. 1 The Director has been reminded of the regulations for reporting incidents to parents.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights-A staff member picked an child up and moved child to different side of the room
Personal Rights
About this center
Common questions
Does Peppertree Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Peppertree Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 9, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Peppertree Montessori?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Peppertree Montessori compare with other daycares in Oceanside?
It is tied for #33 of 62 centers in Oceanside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Peppertree Montessori last inspected?
Apr 23, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Peppertree Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Peppertree Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Oceanside, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Peppertree Montessori?
The licensee is Pacific Rim Education Opco2b, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Cheryl Gillins.
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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 374845328 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.