Bright Horizons at San Mateo · Infant Center, San Mateo
Bright Horizons at San Mateo is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 6 infants in room Infants 1, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Bright Horizons at San Mateo take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Bright Horizons at San Mateo had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Bright Horizons at San Mateo compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #24 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Horizons at San Mateo last inspected?
Jun 9, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons at San Mateo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons at San Mateo for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Horizons at San Mateo?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lalaine Monteclaro.
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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 414004969 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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