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Bright Horizons at South Lake Union

brighthorizons.com

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 242 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Run by a for-profit business.

What to know

License: 1 month to 6 years (state). They serve: 6 weeks - 12 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 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jul 9, 20261 citation
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Upon file review, several staff members have expired food worker cards.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • Nov 13, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 10, 20241 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

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

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

  • Jul 13, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 62% of 272 had rules cited at 3 or more.

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%This center
  • 3 of 433%
  • All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 9, 2026
On file
4 visits since July 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0106(12)- Upon file review, several staff members have expired food worker cards. · July 9, 2026

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

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 9, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(12)- Upon file review, several staff members have expired food worker cards.

Report (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

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

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

What staff are paid

Child Care Art Teacher
$24.75 to $30.20 an hourJob posting, September 2026
Child Care Substitute Teacher
$21.50 to $26.55 an hourJob posting, October 2026
Child Care Spanish Teacher
$24.75 to $30.20 an hourJob posting, September 2026

Policies

Enrollment
Families with no space available register for up to 3 centers and join a wait list; registration does not guarantee immediate enrollment

Details

Phone
(206) 682-0577
Address
1275 Mercer St., Seattle, 98109
License
PL-20093
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

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Sources and dates

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What staff are paid

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

Policies

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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