Bright Beginnings Learning Academy
Bright Beginnings Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.
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The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. Facility Representative states will amend and submit to LPA admission agreement to outline instances where less than 2 week notice can be given no later than close of business 11/7/23. Staff also states will in future ensure that facility is following admission agreement terms. Based on information obtained during interviews and record review Licensee failed to comply with the regulation above as child 1 and child 2 were terminated in violation of admission agreement which posed a potential health, safety or personal right risk to children in care. 8
... Licensee will remove fence and old equipment permanently by 11/22/21. Licensee will send pics of corrections to LPA Lane via e-mail. Keturah.Lane@dss.ca.gov Children are not to use "big playground" until hazards have been fixed. Based upon LPA observation, the fence has an area that has sharp metal & accessible to children as well as a gap between the wall and fence where a child could squeeze by. The other side of the playground not in use is not fully enclosed by a fence and potenetially accessible to children. This is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff is not following facility contract.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Bright Beginnings Learning Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Bright Beginnings Learning Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Beginnings Learning Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Beginnings Learning Academy compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Bright Beginnings Learning Academy last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Beginnings Learning Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Beginnings Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Beginnings Learning Academy?
The licensee is Bright Beginnings Learning Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Michaelyn Rainney.
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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 376701299 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.