Seattle · Licensed family home
Growing Hearts Childcare
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 December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 12, 20262 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“K.'s food handlers card expired 03/03/2026”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“1 child is missing immunization records”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Mar 19, 20251 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Outdoor exit gate is not self latching/self closing.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Dec 13, 20232 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed plastic bags underneath unlocked kitchen sink Licensor observed stackable washer & dryer accessible to children -- needs child safety lock”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Z. - missing child care basics CPR/First Aid - R., I. Bloodborne pathogens - R., K., H., I., and Z. Safe sleep - H. and Z.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
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 12, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
K.'s food handlers card expired 03/03/2026
· March 12, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 12, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
1 child is missing immunization records
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 19, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Outdoor exit gate is not self latching/self closing.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 13, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed plastic bags underneath unlocked kitchen sink Licensor observed stackable washer & dryer accessible to children -- needs child safety lock
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Z. - missing child care basics CPR/First Aid - R., I. Bloodborne pathogens - R., K., H., I., and Z. Safe sleep - H. and Z.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 446-0660
- Area
- Seattle, 98178This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-80905
- 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 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, 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.