Bright Horizons - Sunset

Center · Bellevue · 13808 SE Eastgate Way

What kind of place is this?

Size 115 children licensed In the middle half for 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.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 1 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Hours 10.5 hours a day
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
July 27, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious(2)(d) There was a roll of bags in the bathrooms of the Twos 1 and Preschool 1 classrooms that were accessible to the children. (3)(g) There was a thick foam mat in the Toddler 1 classroom that is used for sitting that has ripped along the edges and is no longer able to be properly cleaned. · July 28, 2025

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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 28, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) / 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Serious / Short Term

(2)(d) There was a roll of bags in the bathrooms of the Twos 1 and Preschool 1 classrooms that were accessible to the children. (3)(g) There was a thick foam mat in the Toddler 1 classroom that is used for sitting that has ripped along the edges and is no longer able to be properly cleaned.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

(1)(a) There were wipes labeled "keep out of the reach of children" in the bathroom of the Twos 1 classroom that were accessible to the children.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Nov 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Bright Horizons - Sunset hasn’t published

Cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious in July 2025.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

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating — Checked April 2026 · data.wa.gov
  • License status — Checked June 2026 · data.wa.gov

State record

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

Do you run Bright Horizons - Sunset? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.