Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant)
Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) is a licensed child care center in Foster City, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Foster City and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, LPA confirmed diaper changing tables (2) do not have a soft, washable padded surface. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, LPA confirmed review for infant napping conditions are not being conducted every 15 minutes. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and unusual incident report, LPA determined C1 was mis-fed the wrong breast milk bottle, that belong to C2. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Staff completed Infant Safety: 2024 Policy Review on 07/28/2024 and Asst. Director completed one on one infant feeding procedures and policies training, Staff acknowledged and signed the policies.
A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The facility tested its drinking water for lead on 1/10/2023, and there are no exceedances in the water. Results were posted to the lead sampling portal on 3/23/2023. This deficiency shall be cited and cleared on the same day of the visit, 4/18/2024. Based upon record review, the facility did not comply with the above by not conducting lead testing until 1/10/2023, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) compare with other daycares in Foster City?
It is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Foster City by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) last inspected?
Aug 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Foster City, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Infant)?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Lee.
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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 414001652 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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