Brightest Gems Child Care and Preschool

Home · Lynnwood

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

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 2 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 Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 21, 2026
On file
4 visits since February 2025 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Seriouscupboard under bathroom sink contained cleaning items such as toilet cleaner, soap and toilet brush; at time of visit the cabinet was accessible to children. · January 21, 2026

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 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 21, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

cupboard under bathroom sink contained cleaning items such as toilet cleaner, soap and toilet brush; at time of visit the cabinet was accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 20, 2025

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious

Emergency exit gate needs the post repaired and a self-closing hinge.

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious

Fencing leading to unlicensed space and hazards needs to be 4 feet tall. Level Corrected On Site Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) Serious

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Brightest Gems Child Care and Preschool 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 January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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 Brightest Gems Child Care and Preschool? 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.