Bright Horizons At Garner
Bright Horizons At Garner is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 174 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 5 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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Based on LPA observations and interviews staff placed a 3 inch wide circular log ontop of a child's back during naptime to help assist with her sleeping issues. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision- No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not 1 The center will provide a date for an all staff training in regards to supervision. The Director will come up a system for all teachers during transition times to ensure all children are accounted for then send to CCL by POC. been met as evidence by: Based on interviews, and documnents submitted by the center a child was left alone in the classroom which is an immediate risks to children in care. 8
101161(a) Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status. The licensee shall not exceed the conditions, limitations and capacity specified in the license. This requirement has not been met as evidence by. 1 The center will come up with a plan to ensure no kids will be co-mingled at any time while in care. Then send the plan to CCL by POC date. Based on observations the center had preschool children and school age on the yard which is a potential risk to children in care. 8
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, written report containing the information 1 The center will review reporting requirements regulations and send a statement of understanding to CCL by POC date. specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. Based on interviews an incident was not reported to licensing which is a safety risk to children in care. 8
California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers; A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement has not been met as evidence by: 1 The center will come up with a plan to repair or replace the faucet and retest to meet the requirements *Center has been retested and is within the limits. Citation has been cleared. LPA reviewed the lead analyses and observed an exceedance in one of the faucets, which is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Based on interview, the teacher violated the children's personal rights which poses a potential safety risk to children in care.
Based on interview, the teachers violated the children's personal rights which poses a potential safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights ~ Facility used a log to act as a weighted blanket during nap time.
Child left unattended
Staff are co-mingling day care children.
Facility did not report an incident to licensing.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bright Horizons At Garner take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Horizons At Garner had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 15, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Horizons At Garner?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Horizons At Garner compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is #21 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Horizons At Garner last inspected?
Dec 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons At Garner cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons At Garner for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Horizons At Garner?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Chantel Pratt.
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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 013415928 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.