Covington · Licensed family home
Dreamy Childcare
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 both of its licensing inspections since March 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 24, 20251 citation
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Applicant needs to show proof of current PBC clearance. OM 10/09/2025 Licensor reviewed applicant'S MERIT and confirmed that applicant now has a vaild PBC Clearance.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Mar 5, 20251 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Applicant needs to proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter training, the Emergecy Preparedness training,the Children experiencing Homelessness training”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
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
- September 24, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since March 2025 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Applicant needs to show proof of current PBC clearance. OM 10/09/2025 Licensor reviewed applicant'S MERIT and confirmed that applicant now has a vaild PBC Clearance.
· September 24, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 24, 2025
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Applicant needs to show proof of current PBC clearance. OM 10/09/2025 Licensor reviewed applicant'S MERIT and confirmed that applicant now has a vaild PBC Clearance.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 5, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
Applicant needs to proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter training, the Emergecy Preparedness training,the Children experiencing Homelessness training
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 430-3212
- Area
- Covington, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84967
- 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
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.