“Core Statement of Whole Child Development ... Our philosophy is that all aspects of development are interrelated and each individual child is worthy of respect and encouragement.” brbacademy.com, August 2026
“The mission of Bel-Red Bilingual Academy is to: provide a holistic education for children, to encourage children to express their creativity and their potential while developing into respectful individuals with a high sense of moral conduct” brbacademy.com, July 2026
Washington DCYF cited something at 4 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.
Five staff members have not renewed their food handler permits. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed· January 6, 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.
Licensing visit · January 6, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Five staff members have not renewed their food handler permits. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
One bicycle located outdoors did not have rubber handlebar protectors. Flaking paint and rusted areas were observed and were accessible to children.
Licensing visit · October 3, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The wood chip ground cover under the slides exit area was measured at approximately 3 inches deepinstead of required 9 inches.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious
No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.
Licensing visit · December 12, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(1) / 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Long Term / Short Term / Serious
L.A., M.J., L.Y.N., and Ning need BBP Lori, A.M., J.L., D.S., Ning and Ying Ni need Food Handlers cards. L.X., A.M.A., J.L., Y.N., D.A. and Ning need First Aid and CPR. A.A., J.Y.N., and Ning need CCB.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Licensing visit · April 26, 2023
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state
Leanna Dunn has an expired background check.
A typical day, sick and biting policies.
Ask what changed after the six findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
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Not yet reported: established.
Not yet reported: hours.
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