Seattle · Licensed family home
Bright Start Family Home Child Care
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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 17, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 25, 20254 citations
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider and assistant teacher H. have an expired CPR and First aid training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider and assistant teacher H. have an expired BBP training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not complete the state fire marshal form”
WAC 110-300-0170(2), WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“01770(3)(i) Fire extinguisher was not serviced.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2), WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Jul 31, 20242 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In the licensed bathroom under the sink provider had sanitizing products that were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not have the correct fire extinguisher.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Jan 25, 20245 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Bathroom outlet by the sink was not equipped with GFCI outlet type”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Under the sink in the bathroom, provider had chemicals and personal items that were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not complete the state fire marshal form. Provider had an expired fire extingushur and it was not mounted in the licensed areas. It was on top of the kitchen counter. Fire alarm was not working.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Assistant teacher H. is missing the child care basic training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(3)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not complete the emergency drills”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a), WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b), WAC 110-300-0470(4)(c), WAC 110-300-0470(4)(d)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).
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%This home
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 17, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
In the licensed bathroom under the sink provider had sanitizing products that were accessible to children.
· July 31, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 25, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term
Provider and assistant teacher H. have an expired CPR and First aid training.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term
Provider and assistant teacher H. have an expired BBP training.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
Provider did not complete the state fire marshal form
WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
01770(3)(i) Fire extinguisher was not serviced.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 31, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
In the licensed bathroom under the sink provider had sanitizing products that were accessible to children.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · January 25, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious
Bathroom outlet by the sink was not equipped with GFCI outlet type
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
Provider did not complete the state fire marshal form. Provider had an expired fire extingushur and it was not mounted in the licensed areas. It was on top of the kitchen counter. Fire alarm was not working.
WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term
Assistant teacher H. is missing the child care basic training.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) / 110-300-0470(4)(b) / 110-300-0470(4)(c) / 110-300-0470(4)(d) · Short Term
Provider did not complete the emergency drills
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Under the sink in the bathroom, provider had chemicals and personal items that were accessible to children.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 349-4613
- Address
- 9824 55th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98118
- License
- PL-79595
- 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, 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 2, 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, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.