Bothell · Licensed family home
Banyan Roots Preschool and Childcare
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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 22, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 17, 2024Nothing cited
Dec 12, 20233 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were wall mounted baby gates between rooms blocking exit doors.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were cleaning and sanitizing supplies on an open shelf in the restroom that could be accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider's assistant did not have food handler permit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
There were wall mounted baby gates between rooms blocking exit doors.
· December 12, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · December 12, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There were wall mounted baby gates between rooms blocking exit doors.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There were cleaning and sanitizing supplies on an open shelf in the restroom that could be accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Provider's assistant did not have food handler permit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (224) 817-7468
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82015
- 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 3, 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.