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Joyful Childcare

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 9 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 26, 20262 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed assistant teacher is missing food worker card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed there is a child with asthma noted on the registration form. There is no description of reaction or symptoms. There is no inhaler, no name of medication, directions to adminster the medication and no dosage amounts.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

  • Apr 17, 2025Nothing cited
  • Nov 1, 20241 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “water hose in front of home needs to be made inacessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).

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%This home
  • All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 26, 2026
On file
3 visits since November 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed assistant teacher is missing food worker card. · February 26, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 26, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Licensor observed assistant teacher is missing food worker card.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Licensor observed there is a child with asthma noted on the registration form. There is no description of reaction or symptoms. There is no inhaler, no name of medication, directions to adminster the medication and no dosage amounts.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 1, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

water hose in front of home needs to be made inacessible to children.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(702) 409-8373
Area
Seattle, 98104This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-84675
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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