Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center
Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Bruno, CA, licensed for up to 35 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. 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 14 centers in San Bruno and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center compare with other daycares in San Bruno?
It is tied for #1 of 14 centers in San Bruno by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center last inspected?
May 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Bruno, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Star Preschool/Child Development Center?
The licensee is Mary M. Lee, and the administrator listed with the state is Mary M. 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 414001513 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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