Bright Horizons at West Seattle

Childcare · West Seattle · 4530 38th Ave SW

What Shortlist has verified

Hours 10.5 hours a day Checked July 2026
Days 5 days a week Checked July 2026
Licensed capacity 159 children Checked June 2026
State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled Checked March 2026
License status Active Checked March 2026

Each date is when Shortlist last checked that fact against its source.

State record — Washington DCYF

Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 22, 2026

Safety requirements · WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Plastic grocery bags observed in the Early Preschool 2 classroom near the diapering station inside the bottom drawer. During visit Hilda removed plastic bags. Violation corrected.

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May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 6, 2025

Safe food practices · WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term

At the time of inspection, it was observed that one fridge in Toddler classroom was 50 degree and missing updatde temperature log.

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Aug 2024 Complaint

Complaint · August 30, 2024

Infant safe sleep practices · WAC 110-300-0291(1)(a) · Serious

Assistant Director said the staff member in question during the time of the incident did admit to falling asleep on both occations. Therefore, the staff member was terminated from the site.

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Jan 2024 Complaint

Complaint · January 12, 2024

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

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Aug 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · August 16, 2023

Emergency preparation and exiting · WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the following classrooms had their emergency exit door locked with a deadbolt while children were present: Toddler 2, Infant 1, Infant 2, Waddler 1.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies · WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there was diaper cream (Desitin, Aquafor, etc.) in three baskets that were on the floor of the adjoining bathroom between early preschool classrooms one and two. Diaper cream products were labeled keep out of reach of children and were accessible to kids in the bathroom. There was also a basket of sunscreen in the preschool 3 classroom on the teacher sesk that was within reach of children present. The sunscreen products were marked with keep out of reach of children.

Training requirements · WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there were four staff present, that were employed for longer than three months, and did not have childcare basics completed. At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there were three staff that were in the classrooms working with children, who did not have their CPR/First Aid trainings completed, available onsite, or in MERIT.

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