Bellevue · Licensed family home
Bellevue Sunflower Home Daycare
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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 15, 20264 citations
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“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.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“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.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The fire extinguisher is not being maintained.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Drills have not been recorded since March of 2026.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a), WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
Mar 11, 20262 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“X. does not have a food card”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“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.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Mar 17, 20253 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“S. and X. did not have food cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The are emergency windows located in the back licensed room and both had sticks preventing the window from being opened.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“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.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Mar 12, 20242 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a bottle of Cerave cleanser in the shower - provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a young man name S.W. living in the home. S. stated he was her nephew. He does not have a PBC, TB and isnot listed on her Merit page.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.
How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 417%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%
- All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- 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.
· July 15, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 15, 2026
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.
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.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) / 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
Drills have not been recorded since March of 2026.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 11, 2026
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.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 17, 2025
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.
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.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
There was a young man name S.W. living in the home. S. stated he was her nephew. He does not have a PBC, TB and isnot listed on her Merit page.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 753-7208
- Address
- 445 156th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98007
- License
- PL-81543
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
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
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.