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Early Spanish Child Care

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At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What to know

License: 1 month 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

One citation, in August 2026, was at the state’s highest risk level, Immediate: Water hazards and swimming pools.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Aug 27, 20262 citations, 1 Immediate
    • Water hazards and swimming poolsImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.

      • “There are 2 wading pools being used and they do not have filtering systems.”

        WAC 110-300-0175(4) · Immediate risk

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.

      • “Child files need updated CIS forms.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Jul 22, 20252 citations
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “The closet in the bathroom had bottles of bleach and soap and it is accessible to the children. There was a basket of sunscreen bottles on a counter and they were accessibble to the children - staff removed during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “The back wall in the kitchen area had a few loose cords. The main child care room had an accessible loose cord from a fan There was a fan in the back yard that had a loose accessible cord - staff removed during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)

  • Nov 7, 20242 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “There were plastic pugs in the outlets - Provider removed during the visit. The washer and drier in the bathroom are stackable, they are not locked. They are entrampments and accessible to the children. There are outlet in the large "infamt room" that are not TPR.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(a)

    • Bottle preparationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There are bottles being stored near the sink and where diapers are being changed - provider removed the bottles from the diaper changing area and sink.”

        WAC 110-300-0280(2)(c)

  • Aug 2, 20232 citations
    • Pets and animalsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “M. just got a dog and she does not have an animal policy. M. did not have proof of the dogs vaccinations.”

        WAC 110-300-0225(3)

    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “M.R. does not have a current food card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.

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%
  • All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 27, 2026
On file
4 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Immediate — There are 2 wading pools being used and they do not have filtering systems. · August 27, 2026

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

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 27, 2026

Water hazards and swimming pools

WAC 110-300-0175(4) · Immediate

There are 2 wading pools being used and they do not have filtering systems.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Child files need updated CIS forms.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 22, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

The back wall in the kitchen area had a few loose cords. The main child care room had an accessible loose cord from a fan There was a fan in the back yard that had a loose accessible cord - staff removed during the visit.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

The closet in the bathroom had bottles of bleach and soap and it is accessible to the children. There was a basket of sunscreen bottles on a counter and they were accessibble to the children - staff removed during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · November 7, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(5)(a) · Serious / Short Term

There were plastic pugs in the outlets - Provider removed during the visit. The washer and drier in the bathroom are stackable, they are not locked. They are entrampments and accessible to the children. There are outlet in the large "infamt room" that are not TPR.

Bottle preparation

WAC 110-300-0280(2)(c) · Serious

There are bottles being stored near the sink and where diapers are being changed - provider removed the bottles from the diaper changing area and sink.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 2, 2023

Pets and animals

WAC 110-300-0225(3) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 22, 2026

M. just got a dog and she does not have an animal policy. M. did not have proof of the dogs vaccinations.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 22, 2026

M.R. does not have a current food card.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(425) 644-9487
Area
Bellevue, 98008This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-13846
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.

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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