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Bright Horizons at University Village

brighthorizons.com

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 170 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 - 5 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

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

      • “One staff file reviewed was missing a current food worker card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • Jan 21, 20252 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “2 staff need to renew food handlers training. 1 staff needs to renew safe sleep training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(8)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Need to secure storage on playground to be inaccessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

  • Dec 19, 20233 citations
    • Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “bowl of food in kitchen fridge not covered or labeled. Bowl of food in todds 2 not covered or labeled.”

        WAC 110-300-0197(4)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Some teachers have been working longer than 3 months and still need to either get 30 hrs. initial training or apply for educational exemption. 1 teacher needs to renew safe sleep training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(8)

    • First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Some teachers need to renew first-aid/CPR training.”

        WAC 110-300-0230(1)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.

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

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 5, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — One staff file reviewed was missing a current food worker card. · February 5, 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 5, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

One staff file reviewed was missing a current food worker card.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 21, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(8) · Serious / Short Term

2 staff need to renew food handlers training. 1 staff needs to renew safe sleep training.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Need to secure storage on playground to be inaccessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · December 19, 2023

Safe food practices

WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term

bowl of food in kitchen fridge not covered or labeled. Bowl of food in todds 2 not covered or labeled.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

Some teachers have been working longer than 3 months and still need to either get 30 hrs. initial training or apply for educational exemption. 1 teacher needs to renew safe sleep training.

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(1) · Short Term

Some teachers need to renew first-aid/CPR training.

Report (PDF)

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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

Meals, updates for parents and schedule
Meals
Full kitchen and full-time cook; light breakfast, lunch and two afternoon snacks; family style from toddler classrooms
Updates for parents
My Bright Day mobile app with photos, real-time updates on care, learning and milestones, and notifications
Schedule
Part-week (3-day Mon/Wed/Fri or 2-day Tue/Thu options)

What staff are paid

Child Care Teacher
$24.75 to $30.20 an hourJob posting, September 2026

Policies

Enrollment
Waitlist by registering for up to 3 locations; children already enrolled at a Bright Horizons location often have priority over the general community; registration does not guarantee immediate enrollment

Details

Phone
(564) 260-3741
Address
2688 NE University Village St, Seattle, 98105
License
PL-25492
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

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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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