Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr
Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (6 of 10). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #470 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shallprovide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specifiedin Sections .. 1 Facility will be conducting a staff meeting on 4/30/2026 and will provide LPA Perry with sign in and out sheets and copies meeting itinary. Facility will create an outdoor supervision plan and provide to LPA. Facility will ensure that when children are outside on the preschool yard they will go out in smaller groups, half the number of total children for that day will go outside at a time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not meet evidence by: No staff saw Child #1’s incident, in which child #1 sustained an injury requiring medical attention in which child sustained a 1 cm laceration to the upper lip involving the vermilion border, which required three sutures, which poses an immidtae risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Careand Supervision (a) The licensee shallprovide care and supervision as necessaryto meet the children's needs. (1) Nochild(ren) shall be left without the supervisionof a teacher at any time, except as specifiedin Sections ... 1 Per facility director, Cynthia, a meeting was held with staff on 3/5/2026 and reviewed transition and name to face procedures. Classrooms will transition in whole groups with two staff when possiable to help ensure the transition is completed with sweeps and leaership team will check on transitions reguarly to ensure they are being completed properly. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not meet evidence by: LPA Perry determined that Child #1 was left unsupervized for approximately 34 minutes. 8 Additionally, The director will conduct daily supervision checks every 30 minutes and monitoring of classroom transitions for the next 30 days to ensure staff are following required supervision procedures via a form and send to LPA Perry daily by the end of the day. Declaration was obtained during viait.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections... 1 Per facility director sign in and out sheets have been moved from the front office to each classroom to ensure ratios and supervision is being met and that staff are aware of who is in their care at all times. Director did send out an email to all staff on friday 2/20/2026 remininding all staff to maintain accurate attendance records. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: LPA Perry determined that Child #1 being left in the classroom during a parent event on 02/13/2026 under the supervision of another parent, in which child #1 was confirmed to be signed in to the facility., which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 In addition facility will review title 22 regulation with all staff on Responsibility for providing care and…
Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility did not submit to the department the LIC624 written report within the required 7 days hich poses a potental risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Based on observations, interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C#7 was observed to have expired medication which was observed on the prescription label which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections... 1 Cynthia Meza, Director stated she will conduct an all staff meeting to go over the Responsibility for providing Care and Supervision and provide LPA will meeting agenda, along with staff signatures of those attended by POC date to LPA Perry. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: child #1 exited through the emergency exit door with no supervision in the preschool yard, which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 Cynthia Meza, Director also stated that the latch to the door was made so it would be inaccessable to children and this was completed on May 22, 2025. LPA did observe the addidtion of a metal covering. Per director for on going supervision staff will be communicating to eachother on adjusting to the childrens choices on…
Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility did not report to the Department the Unususal Incident of child #1 exited through the emergency exit door with no supervision in the preschool yard, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Child #1 did not have LIC9224 on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
staff interviews. S1 left C1 in the classroom alone, unsupervised. 1 Per director, on 10.23.2023 training on Supervison on inside and outside classroom. Along with video training on transition tracking. Director will provide verfication of completion to LPAs on 11.3.23. C1 was found by another S2. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
staff interviews. A staff 1 Director states they have a staff meeting and training in Supervision with all staff, scheduled 10/21/21. With the specific staff they have additional individualized trainings. Director will send meeting agenda via email and include LPA on email.
Complaint investigations
Neglect / Lack of supervision: Facility staff left daycare child unattended
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Common questions
Does Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr 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 @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr had any serious violations?
California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 17, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #470 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr last inspected?
Oct 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Horizons @Usc Alcazar Child Dev. Ctr?
The licensee is Bright Horizons, and the administrator listed with the state is Cecile Keatley.
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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 198019171 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.