Peppertree Schools Ranch House · Infant Center, Los Gatos
Peppertree Schools Ranch House is a licensed child care center in Los Gatos, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. 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 13 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (5 of 13). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 13 centers in Los Gatos and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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1596.8595(a)(1) Each licensed child day care facility shall post a copy of any licensing report pertaining to the facility that documents either a facility visit or a complaint investigation that results in a citation for a violation that, if not corrected, will create a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. 1 Licensee to post the entire report dated 07/01/2026 along with this report and the corresponding Notice of Site Visits immediately and provide photographic proof to the Department by
Facility has not provided a copy of the report dated 07/01/2026 to parents or authorized representatives of currently enrolled children. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
101430 Infant Care Activities (a) Notwithstanding Section 101230, the following shall apply: (3) All infants shall be given the opportunity to sleep without distraction or disturbance from other activities at the center whenever the infant desires. (C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. Director to provide the Department by
This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: S1 force fed C1 a bottle. This poses an immediate threat to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 persons did not have an update mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 6 persons did not have flu vaccination/declination and 1/6 staff did not have immunization records in their file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 0 out of 6 persons did not have an update mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 files infant's needs and services plan was expired, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA's record reviews did not observe the facility maintain updated immunization records for any infant in care immunization records due to receive required immunizations after enrolled. This posed an potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 as well as a discuss topic in the staff meeting with their attending signatures.
LPA's interviews with staff and LPA's own observation that the facility did not perform daily inspection for illness during the children drop-off as required by the regulations. This posed an potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 as well as a discuss topic in the staff meeting with their attending signatures.
Based on observation and interview with director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility did not complete sleeping logs for infants in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 8 staff files were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not utilize an appropriate feeding technique with a daycare child.
Staff are restraining children.
- Staff does not ensure day care children's record files are up to date.
- Staff does not ensure facility follows an infection prevention plan.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Peppertree Schools Ranch House take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Peppertree Schools Ranch House had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 8, 2026, for health and safety code section. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Peppertree Schools Ranch House?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Peppertree Schools Ranch House compare with other daycares in Los Gatos?
It is tied for #12 of 13 centers in Los Gatos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Peppertree Schools Ranch House last inspected?
Jan 9, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Peppertree Schools Ranch House cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Peppertree Schools Ranch House for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Gatos, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Peppertree Schools Ranch House?
The licensee is Peppertree Schools, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Danna D Matthew Osborn.
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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 434415602 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.