Bellevue · Licensed family home
Joyful Learning Program 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
Sep 15, 20263 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Shampoo and air freshners left on the edge of the bathtub where they were accessible to children. Provider removed them prior to licensor leaving.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider doesn't have annual fire inspection for this year.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“2 Children didn't have CIS forms.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Nov 7, 20252 citations
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Outside gate is not self-closing.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“1st Aid Kit is missing tweezers.”
WAC 110-300-0230(3)
Jul 21, 20253 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Bouncy equipment was accessible to children but removed during the inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0146(4)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags were accessible to children in the kitchen but they were removed and stored out of reach at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
PostingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Provider was missing the following postings: License Emergency numbers and directions from the nearest arterial street. Information about liability insurance Location of staff and child ememergency and medical information.”
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)
Dec 6, 20242 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There are blinds with cords all through the house.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Outlet next to the bathroom sink is not GFCI.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(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
- September 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Shampoo and air freshners left on the edge of the bathtub where they were accessible to children. Provider removed them prior to licensor leaving.
· September 15, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 15, 2026
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Provider doesn't have annual fire inspection for this year.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
2 Children didn't have CIS forms.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Shampoo and air freshners left on the edge of the bathtub where they were accessible to children. Provider removed them prior to licensor leaving.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 7, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Outside gate is not self-closing.
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(3) · Long Term
1st Aid Kit is missing tweezers.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 21, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious
Bouncy equipment was accessible to children but removed during the inspection.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic bags were accessible to children in the kitchen but they were removed and stored out of reach at the time of inspection.
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
Provider was missing the following postings: License Emergency numbers and directions from the nearest arterial street. Information about liability insurance Location of staff and child ememergency and medical information.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 6, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
There are blinds with cords all through the house.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 899-8660
- Area
- Bellevue, 98005This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84812
- 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 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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 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.