JOYCE EARLY LEARNING LLC

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious110-300-0165(2)(d) Plastic bags, tapes (carpet protector) were observed at the cubbies, in the main childcare room, and in the diaper-changing area. Date Disputed Date Disputed · August 6, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · August 6, 2026

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(3) · Short Term

110-300-0105(3) Missing the TB test result: Yuhua W. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

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. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(f) · Long Term

110-300-0165(2)(f) There wasn't any visual reminder on the shower glass door. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Attendance records

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.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 28, 2025

Fire safety

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.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 17, 2024

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Providers parents from China are visiting for a month. Neither has background check, fingerprints, or TB.

Report (PDF)

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. Dispute Description: I have locked the kitchen and bathroom cabinet.

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. Dispute Description: Two small slides have been removed.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

JOYCE EARLY LEARNING LLC hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in August 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run JOYCE EARLY LEARNING LLC? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.