Renton · Licensed family home
Shining Star Daycare
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 25, 20261 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A swinging baby gate is in place blocking the pathway to the emergency exit as it is secured and required special knowledge to open.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Mar 25, 20252 citations
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The most recent fire safety inspection checklist was dated 2023.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Opened crackers are not stored in airtight containers, dated.”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Jul 13, 20233 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“3c) A plastic knob cover was seen to cover a knob of a door labled as an emergency exit. A swinging baby gate is permanently attached to the doorway of the playroom. It requires special knowledge to open. The doorway leads to the stairs going to the front door and the new play room. The doorway is blocked by this baby gate. 7/17/2023- the gate was removed. 7/13/23- the plastic knob cover was removed immediately from the door knob. 4c) the indoor window sill used as an emergency exit is higher than 44 inches from the ground without a platform. Under the window was blocked with equipment and materials. 7/17/2023 you switched out the tables to have a more strudy table under the window. Correction”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“3c) A plastic knob cover was seen to cover a knob of a door labled as an emergency exit. A swinging baby gate is permanently attached to the doorway of the playroom. It requires special knowledge to open. The doorway leads to the stairs going to the front door and the new play room. The doorway is blocked by this baby gate. 7/17/2023- the gate was removed. 7/13/23- the plastic knob cover was removed immediately from the door knob. 4c) the indoor window sill used as an emergency exit is higher than 44 inches from the ground without a platform. Under the window was blocked with equipment and materials. 7/17/2023 you switched out the tables to have a more strudy table under the window.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“1a, 2a&b) cleaners are stored under the bathroom sink, in a cupboard in the bathroom, and in the closet in the hallway, accessible to children, not locked. Outside there was a bag of ice-melt salt in a shed without a door or lock, accessible to children. There was also a container jug of liquid nitrogen in the backyard near the hose, accessible to children. 7/17/2023- the cleaners have been locked under the sink, and the laundry supplies are also locked in the cupboard, the closet in the hall is also fastened closed.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 25, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
A swinging baby gate is in place blocking the pathway to the emergency exit as it is secured and required special knowledge to open.
· March 25, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 25, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
A swinging baby gate is in place blocking the pathway to the emergency exit as it is secured and required special knowledge to open.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 25, 2025
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
The most recent fire safety inspection checklist was dated 2023.
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
Opened crackers are not stored in airtight containers, dated.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 13, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
3c) A plastic knob cover was seen to cover a knob of a door labled as an emergency exit. A swinging baby gate is permanently attached to the doorway of the playroom. It requires special knowledge to open. The doorway leads to the stairs going to the front door and the new play room. The doorway is blocked by this baby gate. 7/17/2023- the gate was removed. 7/13/23- the plastic knob cover was removed immediately from the door knob. 4c) the indoor window sill used as an emergency exit is higher than 44 inches from the ground without a platform. Under the window was blocked with equipment and materials. 7/17/2023 you switched out the tables to have a more strudy table under the window. Correction
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious
3c) A plastic knob cover was seen to cover a knob of a door labled as an emergency exit. A swinging baby gate is permanently attached to the doorway of the playroom. It requires special knowledge to open. The doorway leads to the stairs going to the front door and the new play room. The doorway is blocked by this baby gate. 7/17/2023- the gate was removed. 7/13/23- the plastic knob cover was removed immediately from the door knob. 4c) the indoor window sill used as an emergency exit is higher than 44 inches from the ground without a platform. Under the window was blocked with equipment and materials. 7/17/2023 you switched out the tables to have a more strudy table under the window.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
1a, 2a&b) cleaners are stored under the bathroom sink, in a cupboard in the bathroom, and in the closet in the hallway, accessible to children, not locked. Outside there was a bag of ice-melt salt in a shed without a door or lock, accessible to children. There was also a container jug of liquid nitrogen in the backyard near the hose, accessible to children. 7/17/2023- the cleaners have been locked under the sink, and the laundry supplies are also locked in the cupboard, the closet in the hall is also fastened closed.
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 269-4030
- Area
- Renton, 98056This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-79487
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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.