Licensed center

Bright Beams Academy

A play-based center, licensed for 67 children. Infant rooms have one adult per three children, under Washington’s limit of four. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 182 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Play-based and bilingual

“every Bright Beams program blends bilingual immersion with play-based learning to build confident, curious children”In their words. brightbeamsacademy.com, September 2026

“✦ Play-Based Learning We believe children learn best through exploration and play, with structured activities that spark curiosity and creativity.”In their words. brightbeamsacademy.com, September 2026

One of 101 Seattle-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

One adult for every three infants

Fewer children per adult than Washington’s legal limit for infants (birth through 11 months): 1:4 in groups of up to 8, or 1:3 in groups of up to 9 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).

Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

Not published

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What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

182: none28: one to four0: five or more

The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Bright Beams Academy (67 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 0 of 1 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). One visit is too few to read as a pattern.

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 29, 2026
On file
1 visit, July 2026 — it cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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)

A day here

Not published

Details

Website
brightbeamsacademy.com
Address
8693 161st Ave NE
License
PL-86674, active
Ages
ages 0 to 5 years

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How they teach

How they teach

Who cares for your child

Who cares for your child

State record

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