Burien · Licensed family home
Gifted Minds Child Care LLC
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 20, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 18, 20251 citation
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“During the inspection, this licensor measured the restroom handwashing sinks temperatures to be 121.2 degrees Fahrenheit in the left sink and 121.4 degrees Fahrenheit in the right sink. Before the inspection concluded, the provider lowered the water temperature. After the temperature was lowered, this licensor measured both handwashing sinks temperatures to be 119.6 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Jul 25, 20254 citations
Outdoor early learning program spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, the outdoor emergency exit did not have a mechanism to self-latch.”
WAC 110-300-0145(6)
Outdoor early learning program spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, the outdoor emergency exit was not able to fully open due to dirt blocking the bottom of the door.”
WAC 110-300-0145(6)
Outdoor early learning program spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, the outdoor play area did not have shaded areas. A child sized picnic table with a small umbrella was present, but does not provide enough shaded area for multiple children. .”
WAC 110-300-0145(6)
Outdoor early learning program spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, the outdoor play space was not fully enclosed due to construction still being completed on the fence.”
WAC 110-300-0145(6)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
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%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 20, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of inspection, the outdoor emergency exit did not have a mechanism to self-latch.
· July 25, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 18, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
During the inspection, this licensor measured the restroom handwashing sinks temperatures to be 121.2 degrees Fahrenheit in the left sink and 121.4 degrees Fahrenheit in the right sink. Before the inspection concluded, the provider lowered the water temperature. After the temperature was lowered, this licensor measured both handwashing sinks temperatures to be 119.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 25, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the outdoor emergency exit did not have a mechanism to self-latch.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the outdoor emergency exit was not able to fully open due to dirt blocking the bottom of the door.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the outdoor play area did not have shaded areas. A child sized picnic table with a small umbrella was present, but does not provide enough shaded area for multiple children. .
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the outdoor play space was not fully enclosed due to construction still being completed on the fence.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 457-9207
- Area
- Burien, 98168This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-85471
- 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
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.