Renton · Licensed family home
Janice E. Bates
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 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 17, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 20, 20241 citation
Food sourcesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor reviewed food menu set for the day of inspection, listed diced ham, prior to observing food in the fridge in the licensed space. Diced ham was in the origianl package, observed by licensor in the fridge with expiration date 12/08/24, date of inspection on 12/20/2024. Ham was thrown away onsite during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0196(1)
Nov 15, 20241 citation
Infant safe sleep practicesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During a complaint inspection Supervisor H. and Licensor A. observed that the lighting in the room was dark. To view the sleeping infant, the teacher had to use the flashlight on her phone to show the licensing staff the infant sleeping in the pak and play.”
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(d)
- Nov 15, 2023Nothing cited
May 10, 20231 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Exit door from licensed space to the outdoor play area was locked when this licensor and supervisor arrived”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 5 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 22% had fewer, 30% the same, and 48% more (97 family homes).
How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 57%
- 2 of 58%
- 3 of 530%This home
- 4 of 526%
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 17, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor reviewed food menu set for the day of inspection, listed diced ham, prior to observing food in the fridge in the licensed space. Diced ham was in the origianl package, observed by licensor in the fridge with expiration date 12/08/24, date of inspection on 12/20/2024. Ham was thrown away onsite during inspection.
· December 20, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 20, 2024
WAC 110-300-0196(1) · Serious
Licensor reviewed food menu set for the day of inspection, listed diced ham, prior to observing food in the fridge in the licensed space. Diced ham was in the origianl package, observed by licensor in the fridge with expiration date 12/08/24, date of inspection on 12/20/2024. Ham was thrown away onsite during inspection.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 15, 2024
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(d) · Serious
During a complaint inspection Supervisor H. and Licensor A. observed that the lighting in the room was dark. To view the sleeping infant, the teacher had to use the flashlight on her phone to show the licensing staff the infant sleeping in the pak and play.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 10, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Exit door from licensed space to the outdoor play area was locked when this licensor and supervisor arrived
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 589-1133
- Address
- 16940 130TH AVE SE, Renton, WA 98058
- License
- PL-18105
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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Sources and dates
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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, Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — 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.