Peppertree Schools Cottage House · Preschool, Los Gatos
Peppertree Schools Cottage House is a licensed child care center in Los Gatos, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Los Gatos and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Hole in playground has not been repaired. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observations, the licensee did not have EPI pen in original packaging this does not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to a hole on the outdoor area that was covered by astro-turf, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
; based on interviews and observations. Staff did not keep the facility free of rodents, this poses a potential health and safety risk to the children. 1 By
Based on interviews and observations, it was found that the facility was operating within the "club house" which has not received fire clearance for the children that are in care. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out o7 files missing documentation on immuniization which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility providing care in care in a room that is not fire cleared.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Peppertree Schools Cottage House take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Peppertree Schools Cottage House had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 20, 2023, for fire clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Peppertree Schools Cottage House?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Peppertree Schools Cottage House compare with other daycares in Los Gatos?
It is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Los Gatos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Peppertree Schools Cottage House last inspected?
Feb 5, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Peppertree Schools Cottage House cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Peppertree Schools Cottage House for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Gatos, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Peppertree Schools Cottage House?
The licensee is Peppertree Schools, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jo-ann Pangan.
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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 434415603 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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