Bellevue · Licensed center
Bright Stars Montessori
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 80 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 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 9, 20253 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Food handler permits were expired for four staff members.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The individual care plans did not cover all the information required in this chapter. Food preference forms were missing for children with allergies and were not completed in addition to the individual care plans to support paragraph a) and b).”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Medication authorization forms were missing for children who required medication.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)
- Dec 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 23, 2024Nothing cited
Jun 14, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“S. and R. need CPR/First Aid 6 staff need food handlers cards 5 staff need CCB”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 62% of 272 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%This center
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 9, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Food handler permits were expired for four staff members.
· September 9, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 9, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Food handler permits were expired for four staff members.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
The individual care plans did not cover all the information required in this chapter. Food preference forms were missing for children with allergies and were not completed in addition to the individual care plans to support paragraph a) and b).
WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious
Medication authorization forms were missing for children who required medication.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 14, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
S. and R. need CPR/First Aid 6 staff need food handlers cards 5 staff need CCB
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What it costs
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How they teach
Montessori
“Our Montessori approach values the human spirit and development of the whole child - physical, social, emotional and cognitive.”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 985-8367
- Address
- 14434 NE 8th St, Bellevue, 98007
- License
- PL-80459
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. 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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 brightstarsmontessori.org
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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 brightstarsmontessori.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
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.