Bothell · Licensed family home
Little Buddies 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 6, 202610 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Wood chips in play area were measured at approximately 5" deep.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A trampoline is present in outdoor play area and is not locked and is accessible to children. Provider shared they actively supervise in order to prevent children from getting on it.”
WAC 110-300-0146(4)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Window shades with pull cords were present in licensed classroom space.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A roll of plastic bags and some boxes of gloves were stored in unlocked drawers in the bathroom, accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Sliding glass door was locked at time of visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Staff recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Employee files are missing emergency contacts and annual observation/evaluation/feedback information.”
WAC 110-300-0115(3)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“emergency exit gate from outdoor space does not have a self closing self latching mechanism installed.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Two charging cords were present in licensed classroom and sleeping space and were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Staff recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Staff records are missing job title and date of birth”
WAC 110-300-0115(2)
PostingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Postings are missing directions from nearest cross street and missing location of emergency medical information for staff and children.”
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)
Feb 18, 20261 citation
PostingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“no smoking/no vaping sign is needed near the front entrance.”
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)
Mar 6, 20242 citations
Pets and animalsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Cat in licensed space needs to have immunizations sent to department. Birds caged in licensed space need to be moved.”
WAC 110-300-0225(3)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Under bathroom sink has soaps and aerosol sprays and needs to be made inaccessable to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Aug 24, 20232 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Remove small trampoline.”
WAC 110-300-0146(4)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Bathroom outlet needs to be replaced with GFCI outlet. Cord on vertical door blinds needs to be anchored to wall. All outlet covers need to be removed.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), 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
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Wood chips in play area were measured at approximately 5" deep.
· August 6, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 10 findings
Licensing visit · August 6, 2026
WAC 110-300-0115(3) · Short Term
Employee files are missing emergency contacts and annual observation/evaluation/feedback information.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
emergency exit gate from outdoor space does not have a self closing self latching mechanism installed.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Wood chips in play area were measured at approximately 5" deep.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious
A trampoline is present in outdoor play area and is not locked and is accessible to children. Provider shared they actively supervise in order to prevent children from getting on it.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Window shades with pull cords were present in licensed classroom space.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
Two charging cords were present in licensed classroom and sleeping space and were accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
A roll of plastic bags and some boxes of gloves were stored in unlocked drawers in the bathroom, accessible to children.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Sliding glass door was locked at time of visit.
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
Postings are missing directions from nearest cross street and missing location of emergency medical information for staff and children.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 18, 2026
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
no smoking/no vaping sign is needed near the front entrance.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 6, 2024
WAC 110-300-0225(3) · Serious
Cat in licensed space needs to have immunizations sent to department. Birds caged in licensed space need to be moved.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Under bathroom sink has soaps and aerosol sprays and needs to be made inaccessable to children.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 24, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious
Remove small trampoline.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious
Bathroom outlet needs to be replaced with GFCI outlet. Cord on vertical door blinds needs to be anchored to wall. All outlet covers need to be removed.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 287-9274
- Address
- 23702 34th Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98021
- License
- PL-86276
- 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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — 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.