SeaTac · Licensed family home
Best Early Learning 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 its 1 licensing inspection, in May 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 7, 20262 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During the inspection, this licensor observed the following accessible equipment, material, or objects that posed a risk of choking, aspiration, or ingestion for infants and toddlers: Dice was stored on the low children's table in the Main Room of program. Small blocks were stored on the lower shelves in the Playroom. Small toys from a play doctor set were stored on the shelves in the Playroom. Small toys from a kitchen set were stored in the Playroom. These items were removed during the inspection. The provider stated they will not return the items to licensed space until they have a way to stored the items in a space that is inaccessible to infants and toddlers.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During the inspection of the program restroom, accessible Cleanitize (brand name) disinfecting wipes were observed on the middle shelf of the standing diaper changing station. The wipes were removed during the inspection and this licensor reviewed WAC cleaning procedures with the provider.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at this home's 1 inspection. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected once had none cited: 60% of 53.
How all 53 Seattle-area family homes inspected once compare
Of the 53 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected once, whether that inspection cited a rule:
- No60%
- Yes40%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 7, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, May 2026 — it cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
During the inspection, this licensor observed the following accessible equipment, material, or objects that posed a risk of choking, aspiration, or ingestion for infants and toddlers: Dice was stored on the low children's table in the Main Room of program. Small blocks were stored on the lower shelves in the Playroom. Small toys from a play doctor set were stored on the shelves in the Playroom. Small toys from a kitchen set were stored in the Playroom. These items were removed during the inspection. The provider stated they will not return the items to licensed space until they have a way to stored the items in a space that is inaccessible to infants and toddlers.
· May 7, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 7, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious
During the inspection, this licensor observed the following accessible equipment, material, or objects that posed a risk of choking, aspiration, or ingestion for infants and toddlers: Dice was stored on the low children's table in the Main Room of program. Small blocks were stored on the lower shelves in the Playroom. Small toys from a play doctor set were stored on the shelves in the Playroom. Small toys from a kitchen set were stored in the Playroom. These items were removed during the inspection. The provider stated they will not return the items to licensed space until they have a way to stored the items in a space that is inaccessible to infants and toddlers.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
During the inspection of the program restroom, accessible Cleanitize (brand name) disinfecting wipes were observed on the middle shelf of the standing diaper changing station. The wipes were removed during the inspection and this licensor reviewed WAC cleaning procedures with the provider.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 631-0842
- Area
- SeaTac, 98168This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-86419
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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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License — Checked July 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.