First Friends Home Daycare

Home · Kirkland

What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 12, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousUpdated CPR and First Aid and bloodborn Pathogens were not observeable for household member/support staff. Provider was unable to locate her food handlers card at time of visit. · April 29, 2024

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 12, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Two children's immunizations were dated from 2024.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · January 29, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

BBP trainings were not renewed according to L&I regulations.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

Safe sleep trainings expired 12/13/2024.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

One child file was missing CIS form.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Child file without CIS did not contain a written plan of correction.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 29, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Updated CPR and First Aid and bloodborn Pathogens were not observeable for household member/support staff. Provider was unable to locate her food handlers card at time of visit.

Pets and animals

WAC 110-300-0225(3) · Serious

Not all animals have vaccination onsite.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Washer, dryer and oven were observed to be accessible to children. Provider reports she will put a child safty latch on them. Oven was on and accessible during visit. Plastic bags stored in child accessible drawer in bathroom. One child was observed to be sleeping in a room not set up for childcare, (the room is on the licensed), cords were accessible.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Wood chips do not currently measuring 9 inches.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

First Friends Home Daycare hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious in April 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run First Friends Home Daycare? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.