The Academy at Bright Horizons
The Academy at Bright Horizons is a licensed child care center in Encinitas, CA, licensed for up to 154 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Encinitas and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Academy at Bright Horizons take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Academy at Bright Horizons had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about The Academy at Bright Horizons?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Academy at Bright Horizons compare with other daycares in Encinitas?
It is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Encinitas by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was The Academy at Bright Horizons last inspected?
Oct 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Academy at Bright Horizons cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Academy at Bright Horizons for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Encinitas, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Academy at Bright Horizons?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristine Collings.
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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 376700755 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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