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Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare

132 O'hara Avenue, Oakley, CA 94561 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare is a licensed child care center in Oakley, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 12 centers in Oakley and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#11 of 12 centers in Oakley
0 Type A citations
8 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 13, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 13, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Apr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation May 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 21, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 2
Staff ratios 2
Health & medication 2
Training & qualifications 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 13, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Up review of records, it was revealed that Ms. Fryar does not have a health screening form in file.
Plan of correction due Oct 27, 2025
Type B Oct 13, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(12)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Upon review of records, it was revealed that Ms. Fryar does not have the required TB test results in file.
Plan of correction due Oct 27, 2025
Type B Apr 3, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
staff yell at children in care which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due Apr 17, 2025
Type B Apr 3, 2025 Case management visit (deficiencies) Staff ratios
Preschool program with toddler component §101216.4(a)(2)
LPAs conducted interviews and reviewed documents and determined that toddlers shares physical space with older children in the mornings which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care. Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due Apr 17, 2025
Type B May 3, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Personal Right. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as Director shall develop a written plan of action to ensure there are no future incidents. Director shall submit a copy of the plan to CCL by 5/17/24. evidenced by; on at least one occasion staff yelled at children in care which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due May 17, 2024
Type B Nov 21, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(1)(B)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C2's stored medication does not have a prescription label which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2022
Type B Nov 21, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Facility does not have written authorization from parent/ authorized representative to administer medication which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2022
Type B Nov 21, 2022 Inspection Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
When LPA arrived LPA observed one teacher supervising 15 preschool aged children. The second staff entered the classroom shortly after LPA's arrival. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 3, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jan 13, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 39 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 14, 2011
Licensee Janael Cooper
Administrator Janael Cooper
Phone (925) 679-1790
State facility # 073406631
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Common questions

Does Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare compare with other daycares in Oakley?

It is #11 of 12 centers in Oakley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare last inspected?

Oct 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Oakley, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Bright Beginnings Preschool and Daycare?

The licensee is Janael Cooper, and the administrator listed with the state is Janael Cooper.

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 073406631 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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