Seattle · Licensed family home
Busy Bee 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 20, 20262 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Non-prescription diaper creams did not have a medical authorization form signed and dated by the parent.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“From the sampled child files, there were CIS forms filled out by hand or typed by parent, but did not have any other documentation, to show it is medically verified by a health care provider or the WA Immunization Info system (WA IIS).”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
- Apr 29, 2025Nothing cited
May 14, 20245 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Missing Individual Care Plan and/or a specific treatment plan for a child with mango allergy and another child who needed thickener in food.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One staff present and in ratio has not completed DCYF background check.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One staff WJC food worker card expired, the other staff WD does not have a food worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Two staff members have no record of completing safe sleep training, one staff's safe sleep training expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safe water sourcesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Lead and copper water test was not available for review on the day of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0235(2)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
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%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 20, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Non-prescription diaper creams did not have a medical authorization form signed and dated by the parent.
· April 20, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 20, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
From the sampled child files, there were CIS forms filled out by hand or typed by parent, but did not have any other documentation, to show it is medically verified by a health care provider or the WA Immunization Info system (WA IIS).
WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious
Non-prescription diaper creams did not have a medical authorization form signed and dated by the parent.
May 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · May 14, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Missing Individual Care Plan and/or a specific treatment plan for a child with mango allergy and another child who needed thickener in food.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
One staff present and in ratio has not completed DCYF background check.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
One staff WJC food worker card expired, the other staff WD does not have a food worker card.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Two staff members have no record of completing safe sleep training, one staff's safe sleep training expired.
WAC 110-300-0235(2) · Short Term
Lead and copper water test was not available for review on the day of inspection.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 861-2328
- Area
- Seattle, 98125This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-13840
- 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.