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Pepper Valley Learning Center

1358 Pepper Dr
El Cajon, CA 92021

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Tel: (619) 444-7770

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Our center was established in 1974. We have had the privilege of being a “home away from home” for many children over the years.

Some of those children are now parents and they are entrusting their own families to our care.

Carie, current owner/director, first joined the staff at Pepper Valley Learning Center in 1984.

She is also a parent with two children, Justin and Aubrey, at Pepper Valley Learning Center.

In November 2004, Carie and her husband Dave Allan along with Monica and Robert Powell established a partnership to purchase Pepper Valley Learning Center.

We provide age-appropriate activities in the following areas art and crafts, music and movement, literature, science, cooking activities, reading and listening comprehension, printing, and simple math and science concepts.

These exercises will help the children develop social skills and gross and fine motor skills.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 167 students
Average class size: 12 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

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Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten

Year Founded

1974

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Student Body

Total Students

167 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

54%

State avg.: 51%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

19 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

12 students

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 167 students
Average class size: 12 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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