Santa Clara · Licensed center
Bright Horizons at Stevens Creek
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 56 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 23, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 25, 2023Nothing cited
Sep 13, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended in the Hallway outside of Early Preschool 2 on 8/16/23.This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Feb 27, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections under this license. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 23, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended in the Hallway outside of Early Preschool 2 on 8/16/23.This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
· September 13, 2023
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.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 13, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended in the Hallway outside of Early Preschool 2 on 8/16/23.This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
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What staff are paid
- Early Childhood Preschool Teacher
- $25.75 to $31.45 an hourJob posting, May 2026
Details
- Phone
- (408) 990-8920
- Address
- 4945 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, 95051
- License
- 434415795
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:
Bright Horizons at Stevens CreekWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Early Childhood Preschool Teacher — Checked October 2026 careers.brighthorizons.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Address, Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.