Bellevue Sunflower Home Daycare

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% 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?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 15, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousShuxias back ground check has expired. Volunteer L.L. does not have a PBC. The provider has 2 adults residing in her home with not PBC's. Date Disputed Date Disputed · July 15, 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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · July 15, 2026

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Shuxias back ground check has expired. Volunteer L.L. does not have a PBC. The provider has 2 adults residing in her home with not PBC's. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

The fire extinguisher is not being maintained. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

There were lotions on the bathroom shelf that were accessible to the children. The cabinets had a locks but the lock was not being used. there were cleaners and the items were accessible to the children - provider removed the items and locked the cabinet during the visit. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

Drills have not been recorded since March of 2026. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

Drills have not been recorded since March of 2026.

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 11, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Xiaolan does not have a food card Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

There were lotions on the bathroom shelf that were accessible to the children. The cabinet had a lock but the lock was not being used and the items were accessible to the children - provider removed the items and locked the cabinet during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 17, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

ShuXia and Xiaolan did not have food cards.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i) · Serious

The are emergency windows located in the back licensed room and both had sticks preventing the window from being opened.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

There was a bottle of "snap" located on the ledge in the main childcare rroom and it was acessible to the children - provider removed during the visit. In the outside play area there was a mop and broom accessible to the children. In the bathroom shower there was a bucket and mop accessible to the children.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 12, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

There was a bottle of Cerave cleanser in the shower - provider removed during the visit.

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

There was a young man name Shown Wen living in the home. Shuxia stated he was her nephew. He does not have a PBC, TB and isnot listed on her Merit page.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Bellevue Sunflower Home Daycare hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the nine findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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

Licensing and contact

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 Bellevue Sunflower Home Daycare? 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.