Bright Lives Home Daycare

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What kind of place is this?

Size 6 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

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

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 22, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousIt was observed that beauty products were accessible to children in the shower area. · July 16, 2024

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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 22, 2026

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

The program's two fire extinguishers were last serviced in Oct 2024. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

It was observed that one child's immunizations were not on the CIS form.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 16, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

It was observed that beauty products were accessible to children in the shower area.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 12, 2023

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

It was observed that a child had a documented nut allergy, but allergy incomplete paperwork and no EpiPen onsite.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

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

It was observed that a plunger was stored next to the toilet. Hand sanitizer was accessible to children in both the bathroom area and the licensed outdoor space.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Bright Lives Home Daycare hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the three findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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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 Bright Lives 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.