Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool)
Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool) is a licensed child care center in Foster City, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 5 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 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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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
interviews, and documents collected. Director has agreed to have staff train on supervision/transitions. As well as fix gate in outdoor play yard. Director to provide documentation of completion of training, as well as repair of gate. On 3/10/2022, C1 wandered away from care without staff knowledge. C1 was able to leave facility unattended through unlocked side gate. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. Although this is a ZERO TOLERANCE VIOLATION which results in A $500 civil penalty. No civil penalty will be assessed due to facility was self-reporting, no injury reported.
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Complaint investigations
Lack of supervision resulting in a child wandering away from the daycare.
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Common questions
Does Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool) had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 8, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool)?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool) 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 (Preschool) last inspected?
Aug 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Foster City, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Horizons @ Gilead (Preschool)?
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 414001651 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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