Santa Clara · Licensed center
Bright Horizons at Stevens Creek
- Large center, licensed for 122 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections under this license since April 2022.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 4% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4, 36% at none.
Licensing inspections
Mar 7, 20241 citation
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended inside Preschool Room Two on February 29,2024. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
Feb 27, 20243 citations
“101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and staff roster review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff (S3) which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101170(e)(1)
“(b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The director packet was not submitted to the Childcare Licensing Department within 10 days of a change of director.”
CCR 101212(b)
“101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and staff roster review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited for one staff (S4) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. DIrector failed to transfer staff fingerprints.”
CCR 101170(e)(2)
Apr 13, 20221 citation
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision - (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was found by a staff member unattended in the Early Preschool 2 classroom on March 15,2022. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 23, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2022 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended inside Preschool Room Two on February 29,2024. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
· March 7, 2024
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 7, 2024
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended inside Preschool Room Two on February 29,2024. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · February 27, 2024
CCR 101212(b) · Type B
(b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The director packet was not submitted to the Childcare Licensing Department within 10 days of a change of director.
CCR 101170(e)(1) · Type A
101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and staff roster review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff (S3) which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101170(e)(2) · Type B
101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and staff roster review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited for one staff (S4) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. DIrector failed to transfer staff fingerprints.
Apr 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 13, 2022
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision - (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was found by a staff member unattended in the Early Preschool 2 classroom on March 15,2022. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
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Details
- Address
- 4945 Stevens Creek Boulevard
- License
- 434415794, active
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The infant-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.