Issaquah · Licensed center

Bright Horizons at Issaquah

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.

Licensing inspections

Jul 16, 2026No rules cited
Nov 6, 2025No rules cited
Jul 15, 20241 citation

  • “One child's medication (epi-pen) is expired. There were some diaper forms not up to date in the toddler rooms.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)

Jul 17, 2023No rules cited
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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 16, 2026
On file
4 visits since July 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — One child's medication (epi-pen) is expired. There were some diaper forms not up to date in the toddler rooms. · July 15, 2024

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 nothing cited Report (PDF)
Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 15, 2024

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

One child's medication (epi-pen) is expired. There were some diaper forms not up to date in the toddler rooms.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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How they teach

Developmental and play-based

“Whole Child Curriculum — Support for all skills — cognitive, linguistic, social-emotional, physical — to develop future learners, leaders, and citizens.”

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Meals
Breakfast, hot lunch, and two snacks provided every day
Outdoors
Three separate playgrounds by age group (infant/waddler/young toddler; twos/transitional preschool; preschool)
Updates for parents
My Bright Day mobile app with photos, real-time updates on care, learning and milestones, and notifications
Schedule
full-week (Monday through Friday) and part-week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday or Tuesday/Thursday)

Policies

Enrollment
Families with no space available register for up to 3 locations and are waitlisted; children already enrolled at a Bright Horizons location have priority over the general community in many centers

Details

(425) 427-8538

Website
brighthorizons.com
Address
35 NE Gilman Blvd
License
PL-20184, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
1 month to 6 years
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

Nearby

The eight closest of the 16 other licensed centers in ZIP 98027

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How they teach

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Policies

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

Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 to 323.

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 10, 2026.