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Bright Horizons at South Lake Union

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 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 2 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.

Licensing inspections

Jul 9, 20261 citation

  • “Upon file review, several staff members have expired food worker cards.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Nov 13, 2025No rules cited
Jul 10, 20241 citation

  • “Licensor observed the emergency exit from the playground was blocked by a sensory table.”

    WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

Jul 13, 2023No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 9, 2026
On file
4 visits since July 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0106(12)- Upon file review, several staff members have expired food worker cards. · July 9, 2026

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 9, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(12)- Upon file review, several staff members have expired food worker cards.

Report (PDF)

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

Licensing visit · July 10, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Licensor observed the emergency exit from the playground was blocked by a sensory table.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, teaching approach, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.

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 and real-time updates on care, learning, and milestones

Policies

Enrollment
Families with no space available register for up to 3 centers and join a wait list; registration does not guarantee immediate enrollment

Details

(206) 682-0577

Website
child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Address
1275 Mercer St.
License
PL-20093, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
6 weeks - 12 years
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

Nearby

All in ZIP 98109

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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

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.