Seattle · Licensed center
Bright Horizons at Interbay
- Large center, licensed for 121 children.
- Run by a for-profit business.
What the state has found
- SeriousFix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
- Short TermFix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
- Nothing cited
- Valid complaint
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Select a visit for the state’s words.
Of the 64 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 52%
- 2 of 511%
- 3 of 527%This center
- 4 of 538%
- All 523%
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None49%
- Fewer than 222%
- 2 or more30%This center
Complaints the state found valid
“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)
“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)
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)
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 7, 2024
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).
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.
May 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 11, 2023
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.
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)
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A day here
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents
- Updates for parents
- My Bright Day mobile app with photos and real-time updates on care, learning, and milestones
Details
- Address
- 1570 W Armory Way, Unit 107, Seattle, 98119
- License
- PL-79582
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Chain
- Bright Horizons
- Owner
- Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)
Nearby
| Program | Size | Distance | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain Montessori | Medium | 0.7 mi | Aug 2026 |
| Queen Anne Community Center | Medium | 0.9 mi | Aug 2026 |
| Beginnings Queen Anne | Small | 0.9 mi | Aug 2026 |
| North Queen Anne Childcare Center | Medium | 1.0 mi | Nov 2025 |
Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, teaching approach, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
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Add what is missingSources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Ages
A day here
- Updates for parents, Hours — Checked September 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
- Website — Checked July 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
- Chain — Checked October 2026 brighthorizons.com
- Owner — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/bfam-20251231.htm
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 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
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’ last visits are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 12, 2026.