San Jose · Licensed center

Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool

At a glance

Large center, licensed for 104 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2022.

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Licensing inspections

Dec 11, 20242 citations
- CCR 101238.2(e)Type B
  “(e) As a condition of licensure, the areas around and under high climbing equipment, swings, slides and other similar equipment shall be cushioned with material that absorbs falls. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to holes in the resilient material under the slides in the playground which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101238.2(e)
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
  “(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
Nov 15, 2022Nothing cited
Jun 3, 20221 citation
- HSC 1596.955(3)Type A
  “Health & Safety - A ratio of six children to each teacher is maintained for all children in attendance at the toddler program. An aide who is participating in on-the-job training may be substituted for a teacher when directly supervised by a fully qualified teacher. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA observed a teacher alone in the playground supervising 8 children who are enrolled in the toddler option program. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.”
  HSC 1596.955(3)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 85% of 568 had rules cited at 1 or none.

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%
1 of 334%
2 of 312%This center
All 33%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: December 11, 2024
On file: 3 visits since June 2022 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious: Type A — Health & Safety - A ratio of six children to each teacher is maintained for all children in attendance at the toddler program. An aide who is participating in on-the-job training may be substituted for a teacher when directly supervised by a fully qualified teacher. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA observed a teacher alone in the playground supervising 8 children who are enrolled in the toddler option program. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. · June 3, 2022

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.

Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 11, 2024

CCR 101238.2(e) · Type B

(e) As a condition of licensure, the areas around and under high climbing equipment, swings, slides and other similar equipment shall be cushioned with material that absorbs falls. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to holes in the resilient material under the slides in the playground which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

Jun 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 3, 2022

HSC 1596.955(3) · Type A

Health & Safety - A ratio of six children to each teacher is maintained for all children in attendance at the toddler program. An aide who is participating in on-the-job training may be substituted for a teacher when directly supervised by a fully qualified teacher. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA observed a teacher alone in the playground supervising 8 children who are enrolled in the toddler option program. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone: (408) 979-1164
Address: 2466 Almaden Road, San Jose, 95125
License: 434416448

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All checked November 2026.

State record

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

Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.