Renton · Licensed family home
Brightstar Early Learning Program LLC
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 5 licensing inspections since June 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 30, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 14, 20232 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed provider did not have a working flashlight or other emergency lighting and did not have an extra set of batteries. 110-300-0166(4)(b) Licensor observed no second emergency exit in daycare room.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(b)
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Licnesor observed the first aik kit missing an elastic wrapping bandage and a CPR barrier with a one-way valve.”
WAC 110-300-0230(3)(e)(k)
Jun 27, 20232 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“(2, d): Licensor observed plastic bag on the floor in the licensed space. (2,f): Licensor did not observe a method in which to prevent children from recognizing glass door. (3,c): Licensor observed a broken toy with sharp edges. (4,e): Licensor observed the temperature in the bathroom which read at 124 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d), WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Room arrangement, child-related displays, private space, and belongingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Licensor did not observe indivdual bins enough for children in care.”
WAC 110-300-0140(5)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times had more: 78% of 97 had rules cited at 3 or more.
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%This home
- 3 of 530%
- 4 of 526%
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 20, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0166(2)(a) Licensor observed provider did not have a working flashlight or other emergency lighting and did not have an extra set of batteries. 110-300-0166(4)(b) Licensor observed no second emergency exit in daycare room.
· December 14, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 14, 2023
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(3) · Long Term
110-300-0230(3)(e)(k) Licnesor observed the first aik kit missing an elastic wrapping bandage and a CPR barrier with a one-way valve.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(b) · Serious
110-300-0166(2)(a) Licensor observed provider did not have a working flashlight or other emergency lighting and did not have an extra set of batteries. 110-300-0166(4)(b) Licensor observed no second emergency exit in daycare room.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 27, 2023
Room arrangement, child-related displays, private space, and belongings
WAC 110-300-0140(5) · Long Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 1, 2026
Licensor did not observe indivdual bins enough for children in care.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) / 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Serious / Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 1, 2026
(2, d): Licensor observed plastic bag on the floor in the licensed space. (2,f): Licensor did not observe a method in which to prevent children from recognizing glass door. (3,c): Licensor observed a broken toy with sharp edges. (4,e): Licensor observed the temperature in the bathroom which read at 124 degrees Fahrenheit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 457-9344
- Area
- Renton, 98055This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-86252
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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
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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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.