Issaquah · Licensed center
Bright Stars Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 60 children.
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 its 1 licensing inspection, in January 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 12, 20261 citation
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Shades with inner cords are hung throughout the facility to include in the licensed spaces.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
The state cited rules at this center's 1 inspection. Most Seattle-area centers inspected once had none cited: 61% of 28.
How all 28 Seattle-area centers inspected once compare
Of the 28 Seattle-area centers the state inspected once, whether that inspection cited a rule:
- No61%
- Yes39%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 12, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, January 2026 — it cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Shades with inner cords are hung throughout the facility to include in the licensed spaces.
· January 12, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 12, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Shades with inner cords are hung throughout the facility to include in the licensed spaces.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Meals
- Meals and snacks provided for children aged one year and above; follow state licensing requirements and USDA/CACFP-style nutritional guidelines
Updates for parents and schedule
- Updates for parents
- Updates, photos, and progress notes via a child care app, plus daily teacher check-ins at drop-off and pick-up
- Schedule
- Full-day, part-day
How they teach
Play-based
“Our experienced teachers use a variety of teaching methods, including play-based learning, hands-on activities, and project-based learning”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 657-0041
- Address
- 355 E Sunset Way, Issaquah, 98027
- License
- PL-86079
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 brightstarsfamily.com
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
A day here
- Meals, Updates for parents — Checked September 2026 brightstarsfamily.com
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 brightstarsfamily.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 brightstarsfamily.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 brightstarsfamily.com
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.