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Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square · Infant Center, Palo Alto

3000 El Camino Real #3-110, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Santa Clara County
Infant center

Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 56 centers in Palo Alto and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 18, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 18, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 27, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJun 9, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity16 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 15, 2000
LicenseeBright Horizons Children's Centers LLC
AdministratorLeah Ferry
Phone(650) 493-3777
State facility #434404366

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Common questions

Does Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?

It is tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square last inspected?

Feb 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Palo Alto, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square?

The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Leah Ferry.

Licensed centers nearby

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 434404366 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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