Brighten Academy Preschool · 290 N. Villa Avenue, Clovis
Brighten Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Clovis, CA, licensed for up to 134 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 43 centers in Clovis and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Cleaning solution was observed in one classroom in an unlocked cabinet which could be accessible to children.
Based on LPA observation of facility's fire drill log. LPA observed the most recent fire drill was conducted on 11/5/21. Director stated that was the most recent fire drill the facility has conducted. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Brighten Academy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Brighten Academy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Brighten Academy Preschool?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Brighten Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in Clovis?
It is tied for #26 of 43 centers in Clovis by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Brighten Academy Preschool last inspected?
Mar 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Brighten Academy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Brighten Academy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Clovis, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Brighten Academy Preschool?
The licensee is Kristin Peterson, and the administrator listed with the state is Taryn McKelvey.
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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 103808846 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.