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Bright Horizons at Interbay

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What the state has found

Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in October 2025. The state also cited rules at 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2023.

Of the 64 Seattle-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 23% had rules cited at all 5.

Complaints the state found valid

Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.

Received Jul 22, 2025Valid complaint, 2 rules citedresolved Oct 16, 2025
  • “Based upon information gathered from interviews with child care center staff and enrollment records reviewed, there is not sufficient evidence to suggest that the person the child was released to was authorized by that child's parent to have unsupervised access to the child. Determination of this finding was as a result of staffing between this licensor's supervisor and area administrator.”

    WAC 110-300-0345(1)

  • “Upon interviewing administrative staff, the information shared with the licensor confirms that a dangerous incident occurred within close proximity to the child care center in which emergency services were required, and that this incident was not reported to the department within twenty-four hours.”

    WAC 110-300-0475(2)

Received Nov 18, 2024Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Mar 4, 2025
  • “Based on the information gathered from the inspection, it was determined that the early learning provider did not submit a written incident report to the department within 24 hours when a serious injury in a child happened at the center. Based on the information gathered from the inspection, it was determined that there was insufficient evidence to suggest the early learning provider reported the incident by telephone within the required timeline to the listed individuals, department and other government agencies when the incident occured.”

    WAC 110-300-0475(2)

Of the 215 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, 105 (49%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 63 (29%) have two or more, as this center does.

Licensing inspections

Jul 15, 20261 citation
  • “At the time of inspection, there were 6 staff have expired safe sleep in file and on merit.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(8)

Feb 4, 2026No rules cited
Mar 24, 2025No rules cited
Mar 7, 20242 citations
  • “A beading cord with beads was observed to be hung on a cabinet door handle in the kindergarten prep classroom that was accessible to children and posed a strangulation hazard at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)

  • “MERIT reflected that 5 staff members did not complete the child care basics training at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that a lead teacher's CPR and first-aid were expired (2/10/2024) at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that three lead teachers' safe sleep were expired at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(11)

May 11, 20232 citations
  • “At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff did not have blood borne pathogens training available for review or in MERIT. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff did not have first aid or CPR trainings available for review or in MERIT. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff that were working and serving food did not have a current food handlers cards for review or in MERIT. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff that had been hired for more than three months did not have childcare basics completed in MERIT.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • “At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there were blinds in classrooms #230 and #233 that had blinds with a metal chain pull that formed a loop and was accessible to children in the classroom. ( At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there was a cord (approx. 36" long) to the air purifier by the window in classroom #233. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there was a fishbowl (Round 16" diameter), sitting on a 13" high wood box, that was positioned above a normal tamper resistant outlet and accessible to children. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there was a fishbowl (Round 16" diameter), sitting on a 13" high wood box, that had an electrical pump plugged into an outlet less than a foot away and accessible to children in the class. (Room #233)”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(g)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 15, 2026
On file
5 visits since May 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Serious — Based upon information gathered from interviews with child care center staff and enrollment records reviewed, there is not sufficient evidence to suggest that the person the child was released to was authorized by that child's parent to have unsupervised access to the child. Determination of this finding was as a result of staffing between this licensor's supervisor and area administrator. · July 29, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 15, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

At the time of inspection, there were 6 staff have expired safe sleep in file and on merit.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2025 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · Received July 22, 2025 · Resolved October 16, 2025

2 valid issues

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(1) · Serious

Based upon information gathered from interviews with child care center staff and enrollment records reviewed, there is not sufficient evidence to suggest that the person the child was released to was authorized by that child's parent to have unsupervised access to the child. Determination of this finding was as a result of staffing between this licensor's supervisor and area administrator.

Duty to protect children and report incidents

WAC 110-300-0475(2) · Serious

Upon interviewing administrative staff, the information shared with the licensor confirms that a dangerous incident occurred within close proximity to the child care center in which emergency services were required, and that this incident was not reported to the department within twenty-four hours.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Nov 2024 Complaint 3 valid issues

Complaint · Received November 18, 2024 · Resolved March 4, 2025

Duty to protect children and report incidents

WAC 110-300-0475(2) · Serious

Based on the information gathered from the inspection, it was determined that the early learning provider did not submit a written incident report to the department within 24 hours when a serious injury in a child happened at the center. Based on the information gathered from the inspection, it was determined that there was insufficient evidence to suggest the early learning provider reported the incident by telephone within the required timeline to the listed individuals, department and other government agencies when the incident occured.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 7, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

A beading cord with beads was observed to be hung on a cabinet door handle in the kindergarten prep classroom that was accessible to children and posed a strangulation hazard at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(11) · Short Term

MERIT reflected that 5 staff members did not complete the child care basics training at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that a lead teacher's CPR and first-aid were expired (2/10/2024) at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that three lead teachers' safe sleep were expired at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

May 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 11, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of July 6, 2026

At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff did not have blood borne pathogens training available for review or in MERIT. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff did not have first aid or CPR trainings available for review or in MERIT. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff that were working and serving food did not have a current food handlers cards for review or in MERIT. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, multiple staff that had been hired for more than three months did not have childcare basics completed in MERIT.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) / 110-300-0165(5)(b) / 110-300-0165(5)(g) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of July 6, 2026

At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there were blinds in classrooms #230 and #233 that had blinds with a metal chain pull that formed a loop and was accessible to children in the classroom. ( At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there was a cord (approx. 36" long) to the air purifier by the window in classroom #233. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there was a fishbowl (Round 16" diameter), sitting on a 13" high wood box, that was positioned above a normal tamper resistant outlet and accessible to children. At the time of the onsite Monitor Visit, there was a fishbowl (Round 16" diameter), sitting on a 13" high wood box, that had an electrical pump plugged into an outlet less than a foot away and accessible to children in the class. (Room #233)

Report (PDF)

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Hours
7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week
Updates for parents
My Bright Day mobile app with photos and real-time updates on care, learning, and milestones

Details

(206) 573-5424

Website
child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Address
1570 W Armory Way, Unit 107
License
PL-79582, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3
Ages they serve
6 weeks - 5 years
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

Nearby

All in ZIP 98119

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State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.

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Details

Bright Horizons is a public company. Its annual report to the SEC for 2025 (Form 10-K, filed February 2026) lists its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BFAM. sec.gov

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

Nearby

The other centers’ visit lines are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 11, 2026.