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Bright Horizons at Ballard Blocks

brighthorizons.com

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 150 children.
  • Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Run by a for-profit business.

What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state). They serve: 6 weeks - 11 years (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 17, 20261 citation
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed an expired Epipen in a classroom first aid kit.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

  • Sep 9, 2024Nothing cited
  • May 21, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None12%
  • 1 of 321%This center
  • 2 of 335%
  • All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 17, 2026
On file
3 visits since May 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed an expired Epipen in a classroom first aid kit. · February 17, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 17, 2026

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Licensor observed an expired Epipen in a classroom first aid kit.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

What it costs

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A day here

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week

Updates for parents
Updates for parents
My Bright Day mobile app with photos, real-time updates on care, learning and milestones, and notifications

Details

Phone
(206) 962-2365
Address
1401 NW 46th St, Suite 300, Seattle, 98107
License
PL-80600
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, teaching approach, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.

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Sources and dates

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State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.

Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.

Ages

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

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

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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