Seattle · Licensed family home
Little Artist Home Daycare
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 January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 23, 20265 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Round swing that hangs from a tree in the outdoor licensed space that did not have appropriate ground cover or shock absorbing material.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“When provider opened the door there was a chain on the door.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Disinfecting wipes, Mr Clean, laundry soap pods and cleaning paste called the pink stuff accessible to the children by the laundry.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In the shower there was a mop that is accessible to children. The shower has a curtain around it that is easily moved making the area accessible. Short 110-300-0470(4)(a) Term”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider reports completing the quarterly drills but did not document them.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
- Feb 18, 2026Nothing cited
Feb 21, 20252 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The emergency exit front door was locked.(corrected on site during visit).”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“No documentation provided showing fire drills done for Jan, Feb 2025.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a)
Jan 11, 20241 citation
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“will get an individual care plan for own child food allergy.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
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
- July 23, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Round swing that hangs from a tree in the outdoor licensed space that did not have appropriate ground cover or shock absorbing material.
· July 23, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · July 23, 2026
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Round swing that hangs from a tree in the outdoor licensed space that did not have appropriate ground cover or shock absorbing material.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
When provider opened the door there was a chain on the door.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Disinfecting wipes, Mr Clean, laundry soap pods and cleaning paste called the pink stuff accessible to the children by the laundry.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
In the shower there was a mop that is accessible to children. The shower has a curtain around it that is easily moved making the area accessible. Short 110-300-0470(4)(a) Term
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
Provider reports completing the quarterly drills but did not document them.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 21, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The emergency exit front door was locked.(corrected on site during visit).
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term
No documentation provided showing fire drills done for Jan, Feb 2025.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 11, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
will get an individual care plan for own child food allergy.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 468-6291
- Address
- 9534 Palatine Ave North, Seattle, WA 98103
- License
- PL-82415
- 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 2, 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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
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.