Magnolia · Licensed center
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
At a glance
- Small HighScope center, licensed for 38 children.
- Hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., school year.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in April 2025 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jan 17, 2025Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Apr 4, 2025
Prohibited behavior and discipline, and physical separation of childrenSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“This was a self-reported intake and after inspecting licensor learned that staff was let go of due to this incident. WAC 110-300-0331(1)(C)”
WAC 110-300-0331(1)
Of the 219 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, 195 (89%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 24 (11%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 219 similar-size centers compare
Of the 219 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None89%
- One or more11%This center
Licensing inspections
Sep 4, 20252 citations
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, it was observed that the first aid backpack is stored on floor shelf which is accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0230(2)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, it was observed that the vacuum machine was behind the eagle classroom door also accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
- Oct 22, 2024Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%This center
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 4, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of inspection, it was observed that the first aid backpack is stored on floor shelf which is accessible to children.
· September 4, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 4, 2025
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(2)(b) · Serious
At the time of inspection, it was observed that the first aid backpack is stored on floor shelf which is accessible to children.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
At the time of inspection, it was observed that the vacuum machine was behind the eagle classroom door also accessible to children.
Jan 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received January 17, 2025 · Resolved April 4, 2025
Prohibited behavior and discipline, and physical separation of children
WAC 110-300-0331(1) · Serious
This was a self-reported intake and after inspecting licensor learned that staff was let go of due to this incident. WAC 110-300-0331(1)(C)
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What it costs
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A day here
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., school year
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack provided
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
HighScope and nature and outdoor
“Play-based & nature-based preschool program”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 495-1561
- Address
- 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, 98199
- License
- PL-27834
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 unitedindians.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked September 2026 unitedindians.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 unitedindians.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 unitedindians.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.