Capitol Hill · Licensed center
Bright Horizons at Seneca Street
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 174 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Run by a for-profit business.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in March 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jan 30, 2026Valid complaintresolved Mar 9, 2026
“0475(3): Valid. nDuty to protect children and report incidents. The Assistant Director and Center Director did not report the incident to the department within 24 hours when having knowledge of the redness and bruising. Injury report was emailed to family 2 days after first observing redness and redness on the forehead, redness and bruising under the eye.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, 98 (47%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 112 (53%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 210 similar-size centers compare
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None47%
- One or more53%This center
Licensing inspections
- Dec 15, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 26, 20241 citation
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“3 children who need medications for identified food allergies, did not have included in their written plans, identified foods that can be substituted for allergenic foods.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
- Apr 16, 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
- December 15, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
3 children who need medications for identified food allergies, did not have included in their written plans, identified foods that can be substituted for allergenic foods.
· August 26, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received January 30, 2026 · Resolved March 9, 2026
“0475(3): Valid. nDuty to protect children and report incidents. The Assistant Director and Center Director did not report the incident to the department within 24 hours when having knowledge of the redness and bruising. Injury report was emailed to family 2 days after first observing redness and redness on the forehead, redness and bruising under the eye.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 26, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
3 children who need medications for identified food allergies, did not have included in their written plans, identified foods that can be substituted for allergenic foods.
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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
Policies
- Enrollment
- Registration does not guarantee immediate enrollment
Details
- Phone
- (206) 324-0121
- Address
- 1002 E Seneca Street, Seattle, 98122
- License
- PL-20956
- 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, and ratios and staff. 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
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 brighthorizons.com
- Address, Quality program — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
- 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.