Bothell · Licensed family home
Gocool Cubs Daycare
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 both of its licensing inspections since January 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 29, 20261 citation
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“provider's child who is 13 years of age does not have a cleared portable background check.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Jan 8, 20262 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“window blinds in the upstairs licensed space form a loop that is too large; the blinds need to be removed or not used during childcare hours.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“outlet in bathroom is not GFCI; it needs to be made inaccessible to children or changed out to a GFCI outlet.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)
The state cited rules at both of this home's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 62% of 214.
How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare
Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None21%
- 1 of 241%
- Both38%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- June 29, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since January 2026 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
provider's child who is 13 years of age does not have a cleared portable background check.
· June 29, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 29, 2026
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
provider's child who is 13 years of age does not have a cleared portable background check.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 8, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
window blinds in the upstairs licensed space form a loop that is too large; the blinds need to be removed or not used during childcare hours.
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious
outlet in bathroom is not GFCI; it needs to be made inaccessible to children or changed out to a GFCI outlet.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 655-5472
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-86101
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 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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License — 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.