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Lil Ranch Hands Daycare

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 27, 20261 citation
    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Several children do not have current immunization records in their files.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • May 13, 20252 citations
    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “The licensee did not request a fire inspection this year because she believed the local fire authority would decline again. She did not inspect for fire safety using the state fire marshal form.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

    • Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “The Disaster Plan is reviewed with parents or guardians when a child is enrollled and when the plan is updated.”

        WAC 110-300-0470(1)

  • Mar 12, 20246 citations
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The provider has an expired epi pen for a child with an egg allergy on site. It is not stored with a Medication Authorization Form, nor does it have the original prescription label. The provider no longer believes the child's egg allergy is severe. She will discuss with parent to determine if an Individual Care Plan is needed if allergy is severe, or if written food plan is required if egg consumption is no longer life-threatening but not preferred by the parent. Correction”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The door to the garage was not latched or locked today. Inside the garage, woodstain was observed on a lower shelf. Cordless drill (power tool) was accessible to children under sink in kitchenette.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)

    • Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The furnace was accessible to children in the unlocked, unlatched garage.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Primary entrance, and hinged fire exit door, was dead-bolted, and sliding chain locked while this licensor was present. It was unlocked prior to my departure. Sliding glass exit door in main child care room was blocked with a stick today, preventing it from opening easily. The stick was moved prior to my departure. The window identified as a fire exit in the toddler room was blocked with a stick today, preventing it from opening easily. The stick was moved prior to my departure. The sill of the window identified as a fire exit in the toddler room is 50 inches from the floor, and more than 50 inches outside from the sill.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c), WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i), WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii), WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • Supervising childrenShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Chimes are on doors and windows but they do not not sound when the door or window is opened.”

        WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b)

    • Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “The Disaster Plan is not reviewed annually and documented with staff signatures. The plan is not reviewed with parents upon enrollment. The Disaster Plan does not include: -how parents or guardians will be contacted after the various emergencies end -what would happen if the provider herself experienced a personal emergency -does not specify that the first aid kid will be taken when evacuating”

        WAC 110-300-0470(1), WAC 110-300-0470(2)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.

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

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 27, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — The provider has an expired epi pen for a child with an egg allergy on site. It is not stored with a Medication Authorization Form, nor does it have the original prescription label. The provider no longer believes the child's egg allergy is severe. She will discuss with parent to determine if an Individual Care Plan is needed if allergy is severe, or if written food plan is required if egg consumption is no longer life-threatening but not preferred by the parent. Correction · March 12, 2024

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

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 27, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Several children do not have current immunization records in their files.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 13, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

The licensee did not request a fire inspection this year because she believed the local fire authority would decline again. She did not inspect for fire safety using the state fire marshal form.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(1) · Short Term

The Disaster Plan is reviewed with parents or guardians when a child is enrollled and when the plan is updated.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · March 12, 2024

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

The provider has an expired epi pen for a child with an egg allergy on site. It is not stored with a Medication Authorization Form, nor does it have the original prescription label. The provider no longer believes the child's egg allergy is severe. She will discuss with parent to determine if an Individual Care Plan is needed if allergy is severe, or if written food plan is required if egg consumption is no longer life-threatening but not preferred by the parent. Correction

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

The door to the garage was not latched or locked today. Inside the garage, woodstain was observed on a lower shelf. Cordless drill (power tool) was accessible to children under sink in kitchenette.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term

Chimes are on doors and windows but they do not not sound when the door or window is opened.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious

The furnace was accessible to children in the unlocked, unlatched garage.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) / 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i) / 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) / 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Primary entrance, and hinged fire exit door, was dead-bolted, and sliding chain locked while this licensor was present. It was unlocked prior to my departure. Sliding glass exit door in main child care room was blocked with a stick today, preventing it from opening easily. The stick was moved prior to my departure. The window identified as a fire exit in the toddler room was blocked with a stick today, preventing it from opening easily. The stick was moved prior to my departure. The sill of the window identified as a fire exit in the toddler room is 50 inches from the floor, and more than 50 inches outside from the sill.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(1) / 110-300-0470(2) · Short Term

The Disaster Plan is not reviewed annually and documented with staff signatures. The plan is not reviewed with parents upon enrollment. The Disaster Plan does not include: -how parents or guardians will be contacted after the various emergencies end -what would happen if the provider herself experienced a personal emergency -does not specify that the first aid kid will be taken when evacuating

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 245-6635
Area
Woodinville, 98072This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-21819

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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

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.

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