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Bright Horizons at Seneca Street

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What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in March 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2024.

Of the 405 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.

Complaints the state found valid

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

Received Jan 30, 2026Valid complaintresolved Mar 9, 2026

  • “0475(3): Valid. nDuty to protect children and report incidents. The Assistant Director and Center Director did not report the incident to the department within 24 hours when having knowledge of the redness and bruising. Injury report was emailed to family 2 days after first observing redness and redness on the forehead, redness and bruising under the eye.”

    The state’s description of the complaint

The state’s report (PDF)

Of the 215 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, 105 (49%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 110 (51%) have one or more, as this center does.

Licensing inspections

Dec 15, 2025No rules cited
Aug 26, 20241 citation

  • “3 children who need medications for identified food allergies, did not have included in their written plans, identified foods that can be substituted for allergenic foods.”

    WAC 110-300-0186(1)

Apr 16, 2024No rules cited
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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
December 15, 2025
On file
3 visits since April 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — 3 children who need medications for identified food allergies, did not have included in their written plans, identified foods that can be substituted for allergenic foods. · August 26, 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.

Jan 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received January 30, 2026 · Resolved March 9, 2026

“0475(3): Valid. nDuty to protect children and report incidents. The Assistant Director and Center Director did not report the incident to the department within 24 hours when having knowledge of the redness and bruising. Injury report was emailed to family 2 days after first observing redness and redness on the forehead, redness and bruising under the eye.”

The state’s description of the complaint

Reported to the state by the program

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

The state’s report (PDF)

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 26, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

3 children who need medications for identified food allergies, did not have included in their written plans, identified foods that can be substituted for allergenic foods.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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A day here

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

Policies

Enrollment
Registration does not guarantee immediate enrollment

Details

(206) 324-0121

Website
child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Address
1002 E Seneca Street
License
PL-20956, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
ages 2 months – 11 years
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

Nearby

The eight closest of the 15 other licensed centers in ZIP 98122

All in ZIP 98122

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State record

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

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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

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 9, 2026.