Seattle · Licensed family home
Curious Minds Childcare 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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 22, 20262 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a vacuum cleaner and a mop accessible to children in the bathroom. Provider corrected onsite by removing these items and placing into unlicensed space upstairs.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of this inspection licensor observed child files for enrolled children were missing the following information: files for child A.Z. dob 3/15/2013 and child S.S. dob 11/12/2021 did not include (b) the address for the child's parent/guardian, file for child M.O.K. did not include (a) the child's date of birth (dob) or (d) names and contact information for persons authorized to pick the child up, file for child O.I.N. did not include (a) the child's dob, (b) the address and phone number for the child's parent/guardian, or (d) the names and contact information for persons authorized to pick the child up.”
WAC 110-300-0460(3)
- Apr 29, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 25, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a vacuum cleaner and a mop accessible to children in the bathroom. Provider corrected onsite by removing these items and placing into unlicensed space upstairs.
· July 22, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 22, 2026
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a vacuum cleaner and a mop accessible to children in the bathroom. Provider corrected onsite by removing these items and placing into unlicensed space upstairs.
WAC 110-300-0460(3) · Short Term
At the time of this inspection licensor observed child files for enrolled children were missing the following information: files for child A.Z. dob 3/15/2013 and child S.S. dob 11/12/2021 did not include (b) the address for the child's parent/guardian, file for child M.O.K. did not include (a) the child's date of birth (dob) or (d) names and contact information for persons authorized to pick the child up, file for child O.I.N. did not include (a) the child's dob, (b) the address and phone number for the child's parent/guardian, or (d) the names and contact information for persons authorized to pick the child up.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 465-4564
- Area
- Seattle, 98146This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84252
- 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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.