Bellevue · Licensed center

Bright Stars Montessori

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.

Licensing inspections

Sep 9, 20253 citations

  • “Food handler permits were expired for four staff members.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • “The individual care plans did not cover all the information required in this chapter. Food preference forms were missing for children with allergies and were not completed in addition to the individual care plans to support paragraph a) and b).”

    WAC 110-300-0186(1)

  • “Medication authorization forms were missing for children who required medication.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)

Dec 19, 2024No rules cited
Jan 23, 2024No rules cited
Jun 14, 20231 citation

  • “S. and R. need CPR/First Aid 6 staff need food handlers cards 5 staff need CCB”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 9, 2025
On file
4 visits since June 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Food handler permits were expired for four staff members. · September 9, 2025

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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 9, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Food handler permits were expired for four staff members.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

The individual care plans did not cover all the information required in this chapter. Food preference forms were missing for children with allergies and were not completed in addition to the individual care plans to support paragraph a) and b).

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious

Medication authorization forms were missing for children who required medication.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 14, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

S. and R. need CPR/First Aid 6 staff need food handlers cards 5 staff need CCB

Report (PDF)

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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Montessori

“Our Montessori approach values the human spirit and development of the whole child - physical, social, emotional and cognitive.”

Details

(425) 985-8367

Website
brightstarsmontessori.org
Address
14434 NE 8th St
License
PL-80459, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

Nearby

The eight closest of the 21 other licensed centers in ZIP 98007

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How they teach

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 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.

Nearby

The other centers’ visit lines are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 9, 2026.