Glendale Bright Start
Glendale Bright Start is a licensed child care center in Glendale, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #20 of 32 centers in Glendale and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on director statement they have not completed required water lead testing, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on 3 staff files review on 02/23/23 the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff reviewed files, all three staff did not have proof of immunization against Measles, Pertussis and Influenza on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on 3 staff files review, staff#2 and staff#3 did not have mandated reporter training certificates on file, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on 3 staff file review, staff#1 and staff#2 did not have health screening form LIC 503 on file, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not follow COVID-19 protocol
About this center
Common questions
Does Glendale Bright Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Glendale Bright Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Glendale Bright Start?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Glendale Bright Start compare with other daycares in Glendale?
It is #20 of 32 centers in Glendale by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Glendale Bright Start last inspected?
Mar 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Glendale Bright Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Glendale Bright Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Glendale, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Glendale Bright Start?
The licensee is Emma Aroutiounian And Margaret Harvand, and the administrator listed with the state is Margaret Harvand.
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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 198011391 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.