Bright Horizons At Encinitas
Bright Horizons At Encinitas is a licensed child care center in Encinitas, CA, licensed for up to 130 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 #14 of 20 centers in Encinitas and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the medication on hand for Child #1 expired in 2/2023. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children s in care.
Based on file review, Staff #1 did not have a TB test administered within the 12 months prior or 7 days of hire. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bright Horizons At Encinitas take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Horizons At Encinitas had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Bright Horizons At Encinitas compare with other daycares in Encinitas?
It is #14 of 20 centers in Encinitas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Horizons At Encinitas last inspected?
Dec 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons At Encinitas cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons At Encinitas 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 Bright Horizons At Encinitas?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Paula Mercer.
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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 376700562 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.