Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf
Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 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 #48 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, LPAs confirmed dirt and stained padded climbing equipment in cocoon classroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, LPAs confirmed documentation for infant napping conditions are being logged after the required 15 minutes review. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observations, Record Review, and Interviews, LPAs confirmed present staff member (S1) does not have criminal record clearance or facility association on file. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on evidence collected, LPA determine allegation is valid. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Children are left alone with staff not qualified to supervise children alone.
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Common questions
Does Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 20, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #48 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf last inspected?
Apr 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Papillon Preschool Managed By Bright Horizons Inf?
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 414004115 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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