Sammamish · Licensed family home
Chipmunks Learning Center
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 3 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Dec 4, 20251 citation
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Three out of four files reviewed didn't have current CIS forms.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Oct 8, 20244 citations
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Fire inspection hasn't been done in the last year.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Infant and toddler sleep, rest, and equipmentShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Playpen did not have a mattress designated specifically for the playpen. The playpen had a written warning not to use a mattress not designed by G.”
WAC 110-300-0290(3)(c)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The emergency plan is missing the location of alternate evaculation meeting place. (iii) Actions to be taken by the person disovering the emergecy. (iV) How the early learning provider will evacuation the children, especially those that can not walk indepently. (vi) What to take when evacuating children.”
WAC 110-300-0470(2)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider is missing notes about how the drill went and how it can be improved.”
WAC 110-300-0470(2)
Sep 5, 20232 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“stuffing was seen in the outdoor play area near the sliding door with pieces of vinyl type material which could pose a choking hazard”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Disinfectant is stored on the bathroom sink's counter accessible to children. Hand sanitizer was seen stored on a cubby, accessible to children. Licensor moved the hand sanitizer to the top of the cubby.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
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%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- December 4, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
stuffing was seen in the outdoor play area near the sliding door with pieces of vinyl type material which could pose a choking hazard
· September 5, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 4, 2025
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
Three out of four files reviewed didn't have current CIS forms.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · October 8, 2024
Infant and toddler sleep, rest, and equipment
WAC 110-300-0290(3)(c) · Short Term
Playpen did not have a mattress designated specifically for the playpen. The playpen had a written warning not to use a mattress not designed by G.
WAC 110-300-0470(2) · Short Term
The emergency plan is missing the location of alternate evaculation meeting place. (iii) Actions to be taken by the person disovering the emergecy. (iV) How the early learning provider will evacuation the children, especially those that can not walk indepently. (vi) What to take when evacuating children.
WAC 110-300-0470(2) · Short Term
Provider is missing notes about how the drill went and how it can be improved.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 5, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
stuffing was seen in the outdoor play area near the sliding door with pieces of vinyl type material which could pose a choking hazard
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Disinfectant is stored on the bathroom sink's counter accessible to children. Hand sanitizer was seen stored on a cubby, accessible to children. Licensor moved the hand sanitizer to the top of the cubby.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 246-8357
- Area
- Sammamish, 98074This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-13705
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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, 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.