San Carlos · Licensed center

Wonder Years San Carlos-Managed by Bright Horizons

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Nine staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, teaching approach.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 2 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Two visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
December 9, 2025
On file
2 visits since May 2023 — both cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

A day here

Updates for parents
My Bright Day™ mobile app for photos, real-time updates on care/learning/milestones, and notifications
Hours
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round

Policies

Special needs
Serves children with special needs through inclusive programs, additional teacher training, and an individualized plan involving teacher, director, specialists, and parents

Details

(650) 591-2669

Website
brighthorizons.com
Address
2851 San Carlos Avenue
License
414004990, active
Ages they serve
2 years - 5 years
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov
Chain
Bright HorizonsSource: brighthorizons.com
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)Bright Horizons is a public company that reports to the SEC. Its stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange as BFAM. sec.gov

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Who cares for your child

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

Policies

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