Clyde Hill · Licensed family home
Big Dreams Daycare 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since July 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 19, 20264 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were plastic bags on the changing table and they were accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The emergency sliding door exit (downstairs) was locked - staff unlocked during the visit”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The 2 emergency exit windows (upstairs in the main childcare area) were locked - the staff unlocked during the visit”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was toilet cleaning supplies in the bathroom drawer that were accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Feb 25, 20264 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The outelt next to the bathroom sinks was observed to be GFCI type but were not TR. It had removable plastic plugs in it.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Exit pathways are blocked by baby gates which require special knowledge to open. A baby area is set up with a plastic baby gate and fencing enclosing it. Access to the emergency exit pathway is blocked by the gate. The gate at the bottom of the stairs in the lower level is a retractable gate, requiring two clasps to be undone to open, one at the tope, one at the bottom. The stairway is the secondary exit from the downstairs licensed space. A metal gate is in place to seperate the main play room from the entry way where the front door is located. The front door is the main exit on this level.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There are two rusty hooks on the exterior wall of the garage accessible to children with string strung between them.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)
Diaper changing areas, privacy, and disposalShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“A cloth chair is place close to the diapering table. The washable area around the table does not horizontally extend two feet from the table.”
WAC 110-300-0221(1)(a)
Dec 16, 20242 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The exit from the backyard has a black gate that requires special knowledge to open.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The storage shed was uinlocked and (the key was in the lock) it was accessible to the children - the provider corrected while onsite.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Jul 9, 20243 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There is a climber in the backyard that does not have proper ground covering.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The handmade crayons are choking hazards - provider removed. There are 2 window blinds in the main childcare area that are capable of forming loops. The glass sliding door does not have anything placed on it to prevent children from walking into to it. In the back yard there is a sheet of wood covering the crawl space access that has splinters and sharp edges.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was bottle soap on the bathroom counter - provider removed. There is a storage shed in the backyard that had a lock on it but it was not locked.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.
How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 417%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%
- All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 19, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
There were plastic bags on the changing table and they were accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.
· May 19, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · May 19, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There were plastic bags on the changing table and they were accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The emergency sliding door exit (downstairs) was locked - staff unlocked during the visit
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i) · Serious
The 2 emergency exit windows (upstairs in the main childcare area) were locked - the staff unlocked during the visit
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There was toilet cleaning supplies in the bathroom drawer that were accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · February 25, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term
There are two rusty hooks on the exterior wall of the garage accessible to children with string strung between them.
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious
The outelt next to the bathroom sinks was observed to be GFCI type but were not TR. It had removable plastic plugs in it.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Exit pathways are blocked by baby gates which require special knowledge to open. A baby area is set up with a plastic baby gate and fencing enclosing it. Access to the emergency exit pathway is blocked by the gate. The gate at the bottom of the stairs in the lower level is a retractable gate, requiring two clasps to be undone to open, one at the tope, one at the bottom. The stairway is the secondary exit from the downstairs licensed space. A metal gate is in place to seperate the main play room from the entry way where the front door is located. The front door is the main exit on this level.
Diaper changing areas, privacy, and disposal
WAC 110-300-0221(1)(a) · Short Term
A cloth chair is place close to the diapering table. The washable area around the table does not horizontally extend two feet from the table.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 16, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The exit from the backyard has a black gate that requires special knowledge to open.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
The storage shed was uinlocked and (the key was in the lock) it was accessible to the children - the provider corrected while onsite.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 9, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
There is a climber in the backyard that does not have proper ground covering.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
The handmade crayons are choking hazards - provider removed. There are 2 window blinds in the main childcare area that are capable of forming loops. The glass sliding door does not have anything placed on it to prevent children from walking into to it. In the back yard there is a sheet of wood covering the crawl space access that has splinters and sharp edges.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
There was bottle soap on the bathroom counter - provider removed. There is a storage shed in the backyard that had a lock on it but it was not locked.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
We couldn’t find it, so if you know, please share. We’ll publish it and work to confirm it with the provider directly too.
Details
- Phone
- (425) 295-8786
- Area
- Clyde Hill, 98004This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-86270
- 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
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.
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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — 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.