Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.58
- Local median
- 0.27
BRIGHT STARS CHILDREN'S CENTER
199 GREENFIELD, San Rafael, CA 94901
- Facility:
- 214005557
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 20
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionFebruary 25, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 25, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 12 available inspections for BRIGHT STARS CHILDREN'S CENTER from September 4, 2021 through February 25, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on February 18, 2026 and involved parent rights, with a due date of February 19, 2026.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 12
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
5 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
12 total inspections vs 6 local median in 94901
Compared to 12 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 8%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 23%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.17
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Site visits; posting of notices; contents; citations for violations; duration of posting; civil penalties...(a) When the department conducts a site visit of a licensed child day care facility, the department shall post on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door into the facility and adjacent to the postings required pursuant to section 1596.8595, a notice, written in at least 14-point type, that includes all of the following: (1) The date of the site visit. (2) Whether the facility was cited for violating any state standards or regulations as a result of the site visit and which of the following categories was cited...This requirement was not met as evidenced by : Based on observation it was found that the facility did not comply with the cited section above during the 2/18/26 POC visit the notice of site visit was not posted anywhere in the center which contained information of a Type A and Type B citations issued during the 2/4/26 visit. This poses a risk..
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 19, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.817(a) - 1596.817(a)
- Official code
- 1596.817(a)
Medium concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- 1596.8595: "(c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation... (3) The licensee shall require each recipient of the licensing report described in paragraph (1) pertaining to a complaint investigation to sign a statement indicating that he or she has received the document and the date it was received." This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply as the facility did not have LIC 9224 for children who have been present since the last two reports that document Type A citations. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply as the facility did not have LIC 9224 for children who have been present since the last two reports that document Type A citations. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 19, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595(c)(1) - 1596.8595(c)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8595(c)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights(a)(3).. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to... This requirement was not evidenced by: Based on interviews it was found that the facility did not comply with the cited section above it was determined children in care had been handled in an innapropriate manner by a staff member
- Report comments
- Based on interviews it was found that the facility did not comply with the cited section above it was determined children in care had been handled in an innapropriate manner by a staff member
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 reporting requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review the center did not comply with the cited section above the center did not report to licensing or to parents an incident report
- Report comments
- Based on interview and record review the center did not comply with the cited section above the center did not report to licensing or to parents an incident report
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 13, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d) - 101212(d)
- Official code
- 101212(d)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 17, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.16(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 31, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
- Official code
- 101174(d)
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 31, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101174(d)(2) - 101174(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101174(d)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report