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Mill Creek · Licensed family home

Curious Minds Preschool and Childcare

At a glance

  • Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
How a family home daycare works

What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 both of its licensing inspections since December 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • May 26, 20261 citation
    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “The toy shelf near the crib in the nap room was not securely anchored.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)

  • Dec 17, 20251 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “The hallway closet was accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

The state cited rules at both of this home's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 62% of 214.

How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare

Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None21%
  • 1 of 241%
  • Both38%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
May 26, 2026
On file
2 visits since December 2025 — both cited findings
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0260(2) The hallway closet was accessible to children. · December 17, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 26, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term

110-300-0165(3)(f) The toy shelf near the crib in the nap room was not securely anchored.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 17, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

110-300-0260(2) The hallway closet was accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(425) 540-6665
Area
Mill Creek, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-86013
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 3, 2026.

Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.

Ages

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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