Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons
Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #45 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, LPAs confirmed child was left without supervision for several minutes during bathroom transition. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, LPA confirmed day-care child(ren) were left without staff supervision for several minutes. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Non- Compliance Conference will be scheduled at the San Bruno Childcare Regional Office at a later date.
Based on interviews and file review, LPA confirmed child, C1, was left alone inside classroom for several minutes. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Deficiency was cleared by LPA during today's inspection.
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Common questions
Does Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 14, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #45 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons last inspected?
May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Rowena De Los Angeles.
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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 414004114 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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