Brighten Academy Preschool · 7032 N Blythe Ave, Fresno
Brighten Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 85 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 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #64 of 205 centers in Fresno and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Through the complaint investigation, there were evidence indicated that staff member handled daycare child in a rough which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
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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 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Brighten Academy Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Brighten Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in Fresno?
It is tied for #64 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Brighten Academy Preschool last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. 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 Fresno, 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 Amber Archila.
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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 103810175 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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