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Bright Horizons Uwcc at Harborview

brighthorizons.com

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 73 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Run by a for-profit business.

What to know

License: 1 month to 7 years (state). They serve: 1 month – 6 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 January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Mar 5, 20261 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “During visit, licensor observed gloves, plastic bags and wipes that read keep out of reach of children, accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

  • Apr 16, 20252 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Some of the classrooms have a half door that needs to be opened with the lever door handle from the other side of the half door.”

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

    • Handwashing and hand sanitizerShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Did not observe staff member washing hands after diapering a child.”

        WAC 110-300-0200(4)

  • Jan 11, 20241 citation
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Bark is not 9 inches deep. Licensor observed that areas within the fall zone, is less than 3 inches deep.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

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
March 5, 2026
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — During visit, licensor observed gloves, plastic bags and wipes that read keep out of reach of children, accessible to children. · March 5, 2026

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

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 5, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

During visit, licensor observed gloves, plastic bags and wipes that read keep out of reach of children, accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 16, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(b) · Serious

Some of the classrooms have a half door that needs to be opened with the lever door handle from the other side of the half door.

Handwashing and hand sanitizer

WAC 110-300-0200(4) · Short Term

Did not observe staff member washing hands after diapering a child.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 11, 2024

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Bark is not 9 inches deep. Licensor observed that areas within the fall zone, is less than 3 inches deep.

Report (PDF)

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 6 p.m., 5 days a week

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

Policies

Enrollment
When no space is available, families register for up to 3 centers and are added to a wait list; in many centers a currently enrolled Bright Horizons child has priority over the general community

Details

Phone
(206) 623-5760
Address
601 9th Ave, Seattle, 98104
License
PL-26812
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

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

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.

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