Bright Horizons at South Lake Union

Center · Seattle · 1275 Mercer St.

What kind of place is this?

Size 242 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Chain Bright Horizons
Owner Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM) Public company, NYSE: BFAM (SEC reporting; CIK 0001437578). sec.gov

Bright Horizons runs 27 licensed locations in Seattle.

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 2 months - 5 years
Hours 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Days / week 5

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 13, 2025
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousLicensor observed the emergency exit from the playground was blocked by a sensory table. · July 10, 2024

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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 10, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Licensor observed the emergency exit from the playground was blocked by a sensory table.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Bright Horizons at South Lake Union hasn’t published

Cost.

Ask what changed after the one finding Washington DCYF ranked Serious in July 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

  • Owner — Checked September 2026 · sec.gov

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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