Bright Start Family Home Child Care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 8 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

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

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
July 17, 2026
On file
4 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousIn the licensed bathroom under the sink provider had sanitizing products that were accessible to children. · July 31, 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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · July 25, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

01770(3)(i) Fire extinguisher was not serviced.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

Provider and assistant teacher Halima have an expired CPR and First aid training.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

Provider and assistant teacher Halima have an expired BBP training.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

Provider did not complete the state fire marshal form

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 31, 2024

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

Provider did not have the correct fire extinguisher.

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.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · January 25, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

Bathroom outlet by the sink was not equipped with GFCI outlet type

Fire safety

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.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

Assistant teacher Halima is missing the child care basic training.

Emergency preparedness plan

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.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Bright Start Family Home Child Care 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

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.

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 Start Family Home Child Care? 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.