Shoreline · Licensed family home
Choober Doobers LLC
At a glance
- Full-size play-based family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week.
From their website, read September 2026:
“With industry-leading 3:1 student-teacher ratios, chef-prepared organic meals, and dedicated enrichment programs, we provide an environment where children feel loved, nourished, and inspired every single day.”
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 August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 28, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 18, 20241 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of the visit, this licensor observed staff A.C safe sleep certification has expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Aug 14, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Some staff have not renewed Blood Borne pathogen training 0106 (11) Some staff have not renewed CPR/first aid training 0106 (12) Some staff have not completed food handler training 0106 (8) Some staff have not renewed safe sleep training”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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
- January 28, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Some staff have not renewed Blood Borne pathogen training 0106 (11) Some staff have not renewed CPR/first aid training 0106 (12) Some staff have not completed food handler training 0106 (8) Some staff have not renewed safe sleep training
· August 14, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 18, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
At the time of the visit, this licensor observed staff A.C safe sleep certification has expired.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 14, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Some staff have not renewed Blood Borne pathogen training 0106 (11) Some staff have not renewed CPR/first aid training 0106 (12) Some staff have not completed food handler training 0106 (8) Some staff have not renewed safe sleep training
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What it costs
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A day here
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals, outdoors, updates for parents and two more
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, snacks and all enrichment classes included in full-time tuition
- Outdoors
- Daily outdoor play included in tuition
- Updates for parents
- Daily photo updates and constant communication throughout the day
- Schedule
- Full-time, part-time
- Closed
- 6 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break
How they teach
Play-based
“We believe in child-centered, play-based learning. Children learn best by exploring their environment at their own pace, discovering and experiencing the world around them. Rooted in the theories of Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson, we prepare rich environments that encourage confidence, independence, and social-emotional growth.”
Who cares for your child
Kanlayanee (Owner & Lead Educator), 20 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (415) 658-1589
- Area
- Shoreline, 98133This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-13312
- Established
- 2013
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked September 2026 chooberdoobers.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked September 2026 chooberdoobers.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff chooberdoobers.com
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
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Updates for parents, Hours, Schedule, Closed — Checked September 2026 chooberdoobers.com
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked September 2026 chooberdoobers.com
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 chooberdoobers.com
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.