Bright Horizons Irvine
Bright Horizons Irvine is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Every state visit
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Common questions
Does Bright Horizons Irvine take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Horizons Irvine had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Bright Horizons Irvine compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #1 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Bright Horizons Irvine last inspected?
Apr 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons Irvine cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons Irvine for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Irvine, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Horizons Irvine?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Heather Smalley.
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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 304270628 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.