Bright Stars Children's Center · 199 Greenfield, Preschool, San Rafael
Bright Stars Children's Center is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 9). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #33 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation it was found that the facility did not comply with the cited section above during the 2/18/26 POC visit the notice of site visit was not posted anywhere in the center which contained information of a Type A and Type B citations issued during the 2/4/26 visit. This poses a risk.
1596.8595: "(c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation... (3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the licensing report described in paragraph (1) pertaining to a complaint investigation to sign a statement indicating that he or she has received the document and the date it was received." This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility must obtain LIC 9224 for each child enrolled at the facility by end of business day 2/19/26 .Facility will show proof to LPA through email and provide current childrens roster as well. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply as the facility did not have LIC 9224 for children who have been present since the last two reports that document Type A citations. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101223 Personal Rights(a)(3). The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to... This requirement was not evidenced by: 1 Director will do a retraining on personal rights and will send LPA documentation with training and all employees signing and acknowledging having received training.Plan of correction will need to be submitted to LPA no later than end of business day 2/5/2026 by email. Based on interviews it was found that the facility did not comply with the cited section above it was determined children in care had been handled in an innapropriate manner by a staff member 8
Based on interview and record review the center did not comply with the cited section above the center did not report to licensing or to parents an incident report
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] 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, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff handling children in an innaproriate manner
Staff did not provide an incident report to parent
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Common questions
Does Bright Stars Children's Center 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 Stars Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 4, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Stars Children's Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Stars Children's Center compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is #33 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Stars Children's Center last inspected?
Oct 14, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bright Stars Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Stars Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Stars Children's Center?
The licensee is Bright Stars Children's Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nahid Talebloo.
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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 214005557 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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