Seattle · Licensed family home
Early Explorers 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 2, 2026Nothing cited
Feb 10, 20261 citation
Infant safe sleep practicesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During inspection, licensor A.S. observed licensee L.C. was not within sight or hearing range while infant was asleep and waking up in the infant room.”
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(a)
Aug 4, 20251 citation
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Refrigeration must be at -41 degrees Fahrenheit or less.”
WAC 110-300-0197(3)
Mar 4, 20252 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed a swing set in the outdoor play space that potentially may not comply with CPSC guidelines as there is not any available documentation.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Swing set does not have appropriate ground cover underneath.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).
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%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%This home
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 2, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
During inspection, licensor A.S. observed licensee L.C. was not within sight or hearing range while infant was asleep and waking up in the infant room.
· February 10, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 10, 2026
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(a) · Serious
During inspection, licensor A.S. observed licensee L.C. was not within sight or hearing range while infant was asleep and waking up in the infant room.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 4, 2025
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
Refrigeration must be at -41 degrees Fahrenheit or less.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 4, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed a swing set in the outdoor play space that potentially may not comply with CPSC guidelines as there is not any available documentation.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Swing set does not have appropriate ground cover underneath.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 778-2157
- Address
- 425 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144
- License
- PL-85096
- 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, Address — 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.