Bellevue · Licensed family home
Grace Home Child Care
At a glance
- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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 September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 5, 20252 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The front emergency exit door was locked - provider corrected during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The fan in the bathroom was dusty.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)
Dec 16, 20244 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The front door and the 2 sliding doors were locked - TA and corrected onsite.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Pets and animalsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The providers dog, Jingle, does not have proof of current vaccinations.”
WAC 110-300-0225(3)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were shampoos under neither the bathroom sink and they are accessible to the children - removed during the visit. There was a mop in the kitchen that was accessible to the children. There was a broom and a mop in the backyard that is accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The gate is not self latching or self closing.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Sep 28, 20233 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The front door and the 2 back sliders were locked.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a toilet brish located behind the toilet that is accessible to children - staff removed during visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider had R.F. working in the child care and she does not have any of the qualifications with the exception of her cleared PBC. S. and R. do not have a current food cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
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
- August 5, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
The front emergency exit door was locked - provider corrected during the visit.
· August 5, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 5, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The front emergency exit door was locked - provider corrected during the visit.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · December 16, 2024
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The gate is not self latching or self closing.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The front door and the 2 sliding doors were locked - TA and corrected onsite.
WAC 110-300-0225(3) · Serious
The providers dog, Jingle, does not have proof of current vaccinations.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
There were shampoos under neither the bathroom sink and they are accessible to the children - removed during the visit. There was a mop in the kitchen that was accessible to the children. There was a broom and a mop in the backyard that is accessible to the children.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 28, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 10, 2026
The front door and the 2 back sliders were locked.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 10, 2026
There was a toilet brish located behind the toilet that is accessible to children - staff removed during visit.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 10, 2026
Provider had R.F. working in the child care and she does not have any of the qualifications with the exception of her cleared PBC. S. and R. do not have a current food cards.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 922-0561
- Area
- Bellevue, 98008This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-11252
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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
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.
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.