San Francisco · Licensed center
Bright Horizons San Francisco California St-Presch
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Jan 13, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 9, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 18, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 13, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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 2022 Complaint 1 of 3 allegations substantiated
Complaint · October 27, 2022
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Staff did not accord child dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.
Unsubstantiated
- Staff interfered with child's functioning of daily living.
- Staff did not ensure that children were adequately fed.
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type B
101223 Personal Rights (a)(1) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded...dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, a school age child used a restroom that was located in the preschool classroom while preschool children were present, that did not allow for individual privacy.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 392-7531
- Address
- 555 California St, San Francisco, 94104
- License
- 384000103
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.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.