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Curious Steps Childcare

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 9 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

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in July 2025 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2024.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

Of the 395 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 7 to 11 children, 375 (95%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 20 (5%) have one or more, as this home does.

How all 395 similar-size family homes compare

Of the 395 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 7 to 11 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None95%
  • One or more5%This home

Licensing inspections

  • Aug 11, 20261 citation
    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “During the time of inspection, licensor observed a bush with thorns near the back section of the outdoor licensed space, accessible to children.”

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

  • Aug 21, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 5, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 20, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 77% of 401 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 417%This home
  • 2 of 420%
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 11, 2026
On file
4 visits since September 2024 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Short Term — During the time of inspection, licensor observed a bush with thorns near the back section of the outdoor licensed space, accessible to children. · August 11, 2026

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

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 11, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term

During the time of inspection, licensor observed a bush with thorns near the back section of the outdoor licensed space, accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received May 6, 2025 · Resolved July 14, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(213) 344-6611
Area
Seattle, 98146This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-86721
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

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

Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; 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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