A Bright Beginning, INC.
A Bright Beginning, INC. is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (1 of 4). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 26 centers in Inglewood and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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LPA observed one teacher providing care and supervision alone to fourteen children. All fourteen children were not napping at the time of care. 8 ranita.richmond@dss.ca.gov by 8/13/26
Directors acknowledgement that the incident occured on 02/19/2026, but was not reported to the department until 02/25/2026, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Teacher S1's acknowledgement that she became aware of how C2's mouth was injured when she watched the video, but not when incident occured, poses a Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 Staff will watch the Supervising Children in Child Care Centers video, and submit a written declaration of understanding to the Department no later than March 20, 2026
Based on observation, interviews, and review of lead water testing samples taken on 02/24/20234 it was revealed that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California-5 water outlets identified (B and C). This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does A Bright Beginning, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has A Bright Beginning, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does A Bright Beginning, INC. compare with other daycares in Inglewood?
It is tied for #12 of 26 centers in Inglewood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Bright Beginning, INC. last inspected?
Dec 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does A Bright Beginning, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Bright Beginning, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Bright Beginning, INC.?
The licensee is Frank Proctor, and the administrator listed with the state is Ericka Andrews.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 197411253 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.