Seattle · Licensed family home
Haven Childcare 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since December 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 13, 20263 citations
Staff recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider and assistant teacher F. did not have ID”
WAC 110-300-0115(3)
Staff recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Assitant teacher F. did not have resume in her file”
WAC 110-300-0115(3)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider had goldfish stored in a container but it was not labled”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Oct 2, 20257 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider had hair cream, face cream and other personal items kept in the fridge.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags were observed in the licensed bathroom next to the toilet.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
General staff qualificationsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Lead teacher F. did not have education verified in Merit”
WAC 110-300-0100(6)
Staff recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not have staff records for lead teacher F.”
WAC 110-300-0115(2), WAC 110-300-0115(3)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“By the entrance the child's cubbies was not securely anchored.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“0201(2) Two children did not have immunization records”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Attendance recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Provider did not have attendance records for the children and staff.”
WAC 110-300-0455(3), WAC 110-300-0455(4)
Jun 12, 20254 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff, F., does not have a food handler card on file.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Promoting acceptance of diversityShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There was not a variety of diverse learning materials observed. Materials were limited to a set of pictures on the wall and books.”
WAC 110-300-0160(1)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“childrens cubbies are not anchored securely to the wall.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“the water in the bathroom sink was 125.5.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)
Dec 4, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed 3 step cleaning system including bleach water to be accessible under the bathroom sink. TA provided and provider moved cleaning products to a high shelf.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.
How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 417%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%
- All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 13, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Provider had hair cream, face cream and other personal items kept in the fridge.
· October 2, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 13, 2026
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
Provider had goldfish stored in a container but it was not labled
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 7 findings
Licensing visit · October 2, 2025
WAC 110-300-0100(6) · Short Term
Lead teacher F. did not have education verified in Merit
WAC 110-300-0115(2) / 110-300-0115(3) · Long Term / Short Term
Provider did not have staff records for lead teacher F.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
0201(2) Two children did not have immunization records
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious
Provider had hair cream, face cream and other personal items kept in the fridge.
WAC 110-300-0455(3) / 110-300-0455(4) · Long Term
Provider did not have attendance records for the children and staff.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic bags were observed in the licensed bathroom next to the toilet.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term
By the entrance the child's cubbies was not securely anchored.
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · June 12, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff, F., does not have a food handler card on file.
Promoting acceptance of diversity
WAC 110-300-0160(1) · Short Term
There was not a variety of diverse learning materials observed. Materials were limited to a set of pictures on the wall and books.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term
childrens cubbies are not anchored securely to the wall.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 4, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed 3 step cleaning system including bleach water to be accessible under the bathroom sink. TA provided and provider moved cleaning products to a high shelf.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 698-5192
- Area
- Seattle, 98118This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84759
- 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
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
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.