Bellevue · Licensed center
Bright Horizons - Sunset
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 115 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 27, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 28, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“(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.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d), WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“(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.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- Nov 25, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 8, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 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%This center
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 27, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- 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 each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 28, 2025
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.
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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) 564-0800
- Address
- 13808 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, 98005
- License
- PL-9739
- 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 child-care-preschool.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
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.