Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Brightest Gems Child Care and Preschool
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 5 licensing inspections since February 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 15, 20261 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“emergency exit gate was not self-closing at time of visit.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Jan 21, 20261 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“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.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- Aug 27, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 14, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 20, 20253 citations
Outdoor early learning program spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Emergency exit gate needs the post repaired and a self-closing hinge.”
WAC 110-300-0145(6)
Outdoor early learning program spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Fencing leading to unlicensed space and hazards needs to be 4 feet tall.”
WAC 110-300-0145(6)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Window ledge is 47 inches to the interior floor and 54 inches to the ground outside.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 5 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 22% had fewer, 30% the same, and 48% more (97 family homes).
How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 57%
- 2 of 58%
- 3 of 530%This home
- 4 of 526%
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 15, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2025 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- 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.
· January 21, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 15, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
emergency exit gate was not self-closing at time of visit.
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.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 3 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.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious
Window ledge is 47 inches to the interior floor and 54 inches to the ground outside.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 355-3865
- Area
- Lynnwood, 98087This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84976
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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Sources and dates
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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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; 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.