Bothell · Licensed family home
Kids Plus Preschool And Childcare
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 4 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 24, 20261 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The two emergency exit gates from the outdoor play area are no longer self-closing and self-latching.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
- Jul 17, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 8, 20244 citations
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“This licensor observed cooked french fries brought in a child's food from home. This was served to the child at lunch time, approximately 1:00 p.m. Between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. the child's lunch, including the french fries left out, unrefrigerated on the children's eating table. When she awoke, and it was snack time, she returned to her open lunch, and this food. Similarly, a child's yogurt from lunch served beginning at 1:00 was left on the table until snack time. The provider acknowledges that she does not refrigerate the children's lunches or ensure that items in the lunches are properly refrigerated.”
WAC 110-300-0197(3)
Supervising childrenShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The provider had turned off two of her door alarms because it was nap time. She turned them on immediately.”
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b)
Parent or guardian provided food and written food plansLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“The provider acknowledges that occasionally she needs to supplement a child's lunch from home with milk. However, she does not have 1% or non-fat milk available to serve the children.”
WAC 110-300-0190(3)
Meal and snack scheduleLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“The provider does not engage in daily toothbrushing activities.”
WAC 110-300-0180(2)
Dec 5, 20232 citations
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Refrigeration at 41 degrees or less is not provided to food items sent to the childcare by the parents.”
WAC 110-300-0197(3)
Parent or guardian provided food and written food plansLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“One child is a vegetarian and the provider has not created a written food plan with the family for them. The parents and guardians have not been notified in writing of the USDA CACFP requirements for each meal. The provider does not supplement the child's meals when they do not meet USDA CACFP requirements.”
WAC 110-300-0190(3)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).
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%This home
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 24, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Short Term —
The two emergency exit gates from the outdoor play area are no longer self-closing and self-latching.
· August 24, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 24, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The two emergency exit gates from the outdoor play area are no longer self-closing and self-latching.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 8, 2024
Parent or guardian provided food and written food plans
WAC 110-300-0190(3) · Long Term
The provider acknowledges that occasionally she needs to supplement a child's lunch from home with milk. However, she does not have 1% or non-fat milk available to serve the children.
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
This licensor observed cooked french fries brought in a child's food from home. This was served to the child at lunch time, approximately 1:00 p.m. Between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. the child's lunch, including the french fries left out, unrefrigerated on the children's eating table. When she awoke, and it was snack time, she returned to her open lunch, and this food. Similarly, a child's yogurt from lunch served beginning at 1:00 was left on the table until snack time. The provider acknowledges that she does not refrigerate the children's lunches or ensure that items in the lunches are properly refrigerated.
WAC 110-300-0180(2) · Long Term
The provider does not engage in daily toothbrushing activities.
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term
The provider had turned off two of her door alarms because it was nap time. She turned them on immediately.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 5, 2023
Parent or guardian provided food and written food plans
WAC 110-300-0190(3) · Long Term
One child is a vegetarian and the provider has not created a written food plan with the family for them. The parents and guardians have not been notified in writing of the USDA CACFP requirements for each meal. The provider does not supplement the child's meals when they do not meet USDA CACFP requirements.
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
Refrigeration at 41 degrees or less is not provided to food items sent to the childcare by the parents.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 533-8184
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-83705
- 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
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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, Website, License, Quality program — 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.