Bellevue · Licensed center
Bright Horizons at Bellevue Spring District
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 172 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
What to know
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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 13, 20263 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Window blinds in one of the toddler classrooms was not securely attached to the wall as to prevent formation of loops.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Emergency door was blocked with a mattress but it was unblocked (mattress removed) prior to licensor leaving the classroom.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Annual fire inspection was not done for year 2025/2026.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
- Apr 7, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 4, 20242 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff PO working in an infant room alone has expired food worker's permit. Staff MB expired food worker's permit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff PO working alone in an infant room has expried safe sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Apr 30, 20245 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Individual care plan for AY is missing substitute foods.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Key left in the door on the storage room.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Blind cords not fastened to the wall so they can't form a loop in Two's 1 classroom.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags left on the floor in Two's 1.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff BD doesn't have a current safe sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 13, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Window blinds in one of the toddler classrooms was not securely attached to the wall as to prevent formation of loops.
· August 13, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 13, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Window blinds in one of the toddler classrooms was not securely attached to the wall as to prevent formation of loops.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Emergency door was blocked with a mattress but it was unblocked (mattress removed) prior to licensor leaving the classroom.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 4, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff PO working in an infant room alone has expired food worker's permit. Staff MB expired food worker's permit.
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Staff PO working alone in an infant room has expried safe sleep training.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · April 30, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Individual care plan for AY is missing substitute foods.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Key left in the door on the storage room.
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Staff BD doesn't have a current safe sleep training.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
0165(2)(b)Blind cords not fastened to the wall so they can't form a loop in Two's 1 classroom.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
0165(2)(d)Plastic bags left on the floor in Two's 1.
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What it costs
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A day here
7 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
- (425) 528-1421
- Address
- 1227 121st Pl NE, Suite 1221, Bellevue, 98005
- License
- PL-77900
- 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.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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
A day here
- Updates for parents, Hours — Checked September 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 brighthorizons.com
- Address, Quality program — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
- Owner — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/bfam-20251231.htm
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.