Bright Stars Infant Center is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 6). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 0 count out of 5 childrens files did not contain Lic 9224 which notifies parents of a type A citation, 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 by having a staff member without a criminal record clearance present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not maintaining operational carbon monoxide detectors at the facility, which poses 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 [two out of three staff files which poses 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 two out of five children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and 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.
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Common questions
Does Bright Stars Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Bright Stars Infant Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 9, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bright Stars Infant Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Stars Infant Center compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #28 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bright Stars Infant Center last inspected?
Nov 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bright Stars Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Stars Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $2,051 a month for infants (about $2,590 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Stars Infant Center?
The licensee is Bright Stars Children's Center, LLC, 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 214005301 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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