Bellevue · Licensed family home
GEL South
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
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Licensing inspections
Mar 16, 20265 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“M. and K.'s food cards are expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were rolls of plastic bags in the bathroom and they were accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The front door and the back sliding door (both emergency exits) were blocked with gates.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In the bathroom there were dangerous substances (teeth whitener, A&D oitnment and various other substances) accessible to the children - provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There was a charging cord in the bathroom and it was accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Jul 15, 20244 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There is a slide that does not meet the CPSC guidlines ( does not have at least 9 inches of play chips or a 6ft. fall zone).”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a container of clorox wipes in the bathroom, accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit. There was a toilet plunger/clean in the bathroom and it was accessible to the children - provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Preservice requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There was no dcoumentation for Melanies TB test.”
WAC 110-300-0105(3)
General staff qualificationsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“M. does not have her education verified in Merit.”
WAC 110-300-0100(6)
Nov 30, 20231 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“J. did not have proof of her CPR/1st aid, HIV or food card. K. does not have proof of CPR/1st aid or HIV J. does not have proof of a food card. J. K. does not have proof of HIV”
WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 16, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
M. and K.'s food cards are expired.
· March 16, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · March 16, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
There was a charging cord in the bathroom and it was accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There were rolls of plastic bags in the bathroom and they were accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
The front door and the back sliding door (both emergency exits) were blocked with gates.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
In the bathroom there were dangerous substances (teeth whitener, A&D oitnment and various other substances) accessible to the children - provider removed during the visit.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 15, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
There is a slide that does not meet the CPSC guidlines ( does not have at least 9 inches of play chips or a 6ft. fall zone).
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
There was a container of clorox wipes in the bathroom, accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit. There was a toilet plunger/clean in the bathroom and it was accessible to the children - provider removed during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0105(3) · Short Term
There was no dcoumentation for Melanies TB test.
WAC 110-300-0100(6) · Short Term
M. does not have her education verified in Merit.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 30, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
J. did not have proof of her CPR/1st aid, HIV or food card. K. does not have proof of CPR/1st aid or HIV J. does not have proof of a food card. J. K. does not have proof of HIV
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 930-1607
- Area
- Bellevue, 98004This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82095
- 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 3, 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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
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.