Good-Start Home Childcare

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What kind of place is this?

Size 9 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

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

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
December 8, 2025
On file
4 visits since May 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious2a Licensor Wray observed choking hazards accessible to children on lower toy shelf. 2d Licensor Wray observed diaper wipes and diapers in plastic wrapping are accessible to children, in the bathroom on the lower shelf. · May 7, 2025

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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 7, 2025

Safety requirements

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

2a Licensor Wray observed choking hazards accessible to children on lower toy shelf. 2d Licensor Wray observed diaper wipes and diapers in plastic wrapping are accessible to children, in the bathroom on the lower shelf.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Licensor Wray observed bedroom door is open and accessible to children during visit while children are in care.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 20, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, provider did not have sufficient back up power for their phone. At the time of this inspection, licensor observed emergency exit doors were locked from the inside during open program hours while children were on site.

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 22, 2024

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious

110-300-0170 Bookshelf with toys was observed in front of the fireplace. Bookshelf needs to be placed a minimum of 3 ft from any fire hazard.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Good-Start Home Childcare 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, most recently in May 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

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 Good-Start Home Childcare? 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.