Licensed center
Brighton School
A developmental center, licensed for 200 children. Care for a preschooler is $1,883 a month, less than 49 of 66 Seattle-area full-time prices. One complaint investigation found violations since 2023; 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers had none.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
How they teach
Developmental
“Our proprietary Links to Learning curriculum weaves together multiple disciplines, and is thoughtfully tailored to each child's individual interests and developmental stage.”In their words. brightonschool.com, September 2026
One of 35 Seattle-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
$1,883 a month for a preschooler
Lower than 49 of 66 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Brighton SchoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Seattle-area prices as of September 26, 2026. Part-time $1,145 a month. Application fee $75. Sibling discount: Sibling discount offered to families with multiple enrolled students (amount not published — ask Enrollment Director). Prices from their website, September 2026.
Shortlist can ask Brighton School for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
One complaint investigation found violations since February 2023
135: none66: one to four9: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Brighton School (200 children) is compared with centers its size. Of those 210, 135 have had no complaint investigation that found a violation since February 2023. Brighton School has had one. The most recent was in July 2025. 36 centers its size have had more.
Routine visits: 1 of 2 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 20, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since September 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
authorization to administer medication is missing for multiple children with medication.
· May 20, 2026
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.
May 2026 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · May 20, 2026
WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious
authorization to administer medication is missing for multiple children with medication.
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
two staff need to complete the Recognizing abuse and neglect in children.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
multiple care plans are missing for children who have known food allergies.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
pharmacy label is missing for multiple children's medication.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
medication is all stored in backpacks which are accessible to children.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
medication is missing for children with care plans.
Jul 2025 Complaint 2 findings
Complaint · July 17, 2025 · Resolved August 20, 2025
2 valid issues
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(c) · Serious
A lack of active supervision on a field trip to Climate Pledge Arena resulted in a child getting separated from their group and not being supervised by staff from the program.
Duty to protect children and report incidents
WAC 110-300-0475(2) · Serious
The program did not self-report the incident to DCYF after the incident occurred.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- brightonschool.com
- Address
- 21705 58th Ave W
- License
- PL-2680, active
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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.
All checked September 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — brightonschool.com
What it costs
- Preschool — springeducationgroup.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Website — brightonschool.com
- Address, License — data.wa.gov