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Bright Beginnings Preschool

3602 Wheeler Ave, La Verne, CA 91750 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaintsInfant center

Bright Beginnings Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Verne, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in La Verne and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#7 of 9 centers in La Verne
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 30, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 30, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 30, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 30, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct2
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type ANov 30, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
disclosures made during staff and witness interviews. Information was obtained that a staff member in the toddler classroom handled a child in a rough manner. This was an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2022
Type BNov 30, 2022Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
staff interviews. LPA obtained information that indicated that an incident occurred at the facility in around July 2022, when a staff member who was frustrated threw a shoe across the classroom in the toddler room. This was a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2022
Type BMar 9, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Per Executive Director Gonzalez, she will provide the Dept. with a statement attesting that if a child or staff is displaying symptoms, she will either have them do a Rapid test or have them quarantine for the mandated amount of time depending upon their vaccination status, as directed by the LACDPH. between 11/30-12/02, an employee allegedly had diarrhea and was asked if they were well enough to stay instead of being sent home, possibly because the Center was short-staffed. *This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 21, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 3, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 18, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 30, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Nov 4, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMar 9, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 13, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is not following proper COVID-19 guidelines
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 26, 2018
LicenseeLa Verne Management LLC
AdministratorSusan Rosales
Phone(909) 353-9306
State facility #198019663

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Common questions

Does Bright Beginnings Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Bright Beginnings Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 30, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Bright Beginnings Preschool?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Bright Beginnings Preschool compare with other daycares in La Verne?

It is #7 of 9 centers in La Verne by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Bright Beginnings Preschool last inspected?

Dec 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Bright Beginnings Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Beginnings Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Verne, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Bright Beginnings Preschool?

The licensee is La Verne Management LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Rosales.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198019663 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.