Bothell · Licensed center
Bright Horizons - Bothell Campus
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 226 children.
- Hours 10.5 hours a day, 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 19, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In a toddler room, a window blind was removed from the tensioner.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Two children's immunizations were not dated within the last 12 months.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Feb 19, 20251 citation
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In one classrooms and the Movement Matters room, the window blind tensioner had broke.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
- Jun 4, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
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%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- November 19, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
In a toddler room, a window blind was removed from the tensioner.
· November 19, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
In a toddler room, a window blind was removed from the tensioner.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
Two children's immunizations were not dated within the last 12 months.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
In one classrooms and the Movement Matters room, the window blind tensioner had broke.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Hours
- 10.5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Details
- Phone
- (425) 415-1066
- Address
- 19801 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, 98011
- License
- PL-17183
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
- Chain
- Bright Horizons
- Owner
- Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)
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Sources and dates
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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
- Hours — Checked July 2026 brighthorizons.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 brighthorizons.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.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.