Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC.
Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. is a licensed child care center in San Pedro, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 11 centers in San Pedro and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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101216.3(b)(1)Teacher-Child Ratio - The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every 15 children in attendance. A ratio of one fully qualified teacher (as specified in Section 101216.1(c) and one aide for every 18 children in attendance in a preschool program is allowed when the aide meets the qualifications specified in Section 101216.2(d).An aide assisting a fully qualified teacher (as specified in Section 101216.1(c)) in the supervision of up to 18 preschool-age children, pursuant to Section 101216.3 shall meet the following requirements:(1) Completion of six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development 1 The licensee and director will ensure that the staff are operating within proper ratios at all times. The licensee will submit a plan of correction to the Department by 9/11/23 and terminate additional children to bring the capacity into compliance. The licensee will meet with the staff regarding proper ratios and toddler capacity. This was evidence by: LPA reviewed the staff…
101161(a) -Limitations on Capacity-A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. The licensee and director will ensure that the staff are operating within required capacity at all times. The licensee will submit a plan of correction to the Department by 9/11/23 and terminate additional children to bring the capacity into compliance. The licensee will meet with the staff regarding proper ratios and toddler capacity. This was evidence by: LPA observed 18 children (toddlers) in Classroom #2. The room is licensed for 17 toddlers maximum. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above per Licensee the facility had not been tested for Lead contamination,which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff is operating out of ratio and over capacity
Staff do not have the required qualifications
About this center
Common questions
Does Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2023, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. compare with other daycares in San Pedro?
It is tied for #7 of 11 centers in San Pedro by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. last inspected?
May 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes San Pedro, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC.?
The licensee is Brighter Days Early Learning, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Darlene Estrada.
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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 197493322 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.