San Mateo · Licensed center
Bright Horizons at San Mateo
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 28 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections under this license since January 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 8, 20261 citation
CCR 101430(a)(3)(E)Type B
“(E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, LPAs observed that 4 infants in the Infant Classroom were napping on cots instead of in cribs, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101430(a)(3)(E)
- Jun 30, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 9, 20261 citation
CCR 101229.1(a)(1)Type B
“(a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop, maintain and implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the child care center that shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 6 infants in room Infants 1, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229.1(a)(1)
- Sep 18, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 13, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%
- 2 of 631%This center
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 8, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, LPAs observed that 4 infants in the Infant Classroom were napping on cots instead of in cribs, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
· October 8, 2026
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 8, 2026
CCR 101430(a)(3)(E) · Type B
(E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, LPAs observed that 4 infants in the Infant Classroom were napping on cots instead of in cribs, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 9, 2026
CCR 101229.1(a)(1) · Type B
(a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop, maintain and implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the child care center that shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 6 infants in room Infants 1, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 844-6460
- Address
- 1700 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 414004969
- Chain
- Bright Horizons
- Owner
- Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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Sources and dates
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Chain — Checked October 2026 brighthorizons.com
- Owner — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/bfam-20251231.htm
Bright Horizons is a public company. Its annual report to the SEC for 2025 (Form 10-K, filed February 2026) lists its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BFAM. sec.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.