Queen Anne · Licensed center

Bright Horizons Lower Queen Anne

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 11% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Jul 21, 20251 citation

  • “Door to storage room with bleach and cleaning products is not able to be locked.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

Jul 16, 20243 citations

  • “Teachers JC, HD, AM have not completed child care basics training.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(3)

  • “Teachers AA, FT, SW have expired or missing safe sleep training.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(3)

  • “Licensor observe electrical motor fan on wall to have accumulated dust. TA to clean fan.”

    WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)

Jul 26, 20232 citations

  • “Multiple items on shelf tops that pose risk of falling.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)

  • “Licensor used a thermometer to test the water temperature of each classroom. PS2 (classroom and bathroom) temp was 130. Toddler 1 was 121. All other classrooms had appropriate temperatures.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 21, 2025
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Door to storage room with bleach and cleaning products is not able to be locked. · July 21, 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 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 21, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Door to storage room with bleach and cleaning products is not able to be locked.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · July 16, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

Teachers JC, HD, AM have not completed child care basics training.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

Teachers AA, FT, SW have expired or missing safe sleep training.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c) · Short Term

Licensor observe electrical motor fan on wall to have accumulated dust. TA to clean fan.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 26, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026

Multiple items on shelf tops that pose risk of falling.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026

Licensor used a thermometer to test the water temperature of each classroom. PS2 (classroom and bathroom) temp was 130. Toddler 1 was 121. All other classrooms had appropriate temperatures.

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

Details

(206) 858-5901

Website
child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Address
315 1st Ave N
License
PL-27933, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
6 weeks - 6 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

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.