Bothell · Licensed family home
Joyce Early Learning 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 January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 6, 20264 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags, tapes (carpet protector) were observed at the cubbies, in the main childcare room, and in the diaper-changing area.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Preservice requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Missing the TB test result: Y.W.”
WAC 110-300-0105(3)
Attendance recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The provider was not able to provide any attenance record for the licensor to review.”
WAC 110-300-0455(2)
Safety requirementsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“There wasn't any visual reminder on the shower glass door.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(f)
Jul 28, 20252 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A plunger, vacuum, dusters, broom, and dust bin are all accessible to the children in the bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The annual fire safety inspection form was incomplete. 110-300-0107(3)(i) The fire extinguisher was expired.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2), WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Jul 17, 20241 citation
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Providers parents from China are visiting for a month. Neither has background check, fingerprints, or TB.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Jan 19, 20242 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Applicant needs to remove poisonous itmes under kitchen and bathroom sinks or lock them.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Applicant needs to remove 2 small slides or place on WAC approve ground cover.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
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
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0165(2)(d) Plastic bags, tapes (carpet protector) were observed at the cubbies, in the main childcare room, and in the diaper-changing area.
· August 6, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · August 6, 2026
WAC 110-300-0105(3) · Short Term
110-300-0105(3) Missing the TB test result: Y.W.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
110-300-0165(2)(d) Plastic bags, tapes (carpet protector) were observed at the cubbies, in the main childcare room, and in the diaper-changing area.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(f) · Long Term
110-300-0165(2)(f) There wasn't any visual reminder on the shower glass door.
WAC 110-300-0455(2) · Short Term
110-300-0455(2) The provider was not able to provide any attenance record for the licensor to review.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 28, 2025
WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
110-300-0170(2) The annual fire safety inspection form was incomplete. 110-300-0107(3)(i) The fire extinguisher was expired.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
110-300-0260(5) A plunger, vacuum, dusters, broom, and dust bin are all accessible to the children in the bathroom.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 17, 2024
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Providers parents from China are visiting for a month. Neither has background check, fingerprints, or TB.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 19, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Applicant needs to remove poisonous itmes under kitchen and bathroom sinks or lock them.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Applicant needs to remove 2 small slides or place on WAC approve ground cover.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
We couldn’t find it, so if you know, please share. We’ll publish it and work to confirm it with the provider directly too.
Details
- Phone
- (425) 439-8992
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-83674
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 — 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.