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Little Champs Daycare

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
How a family home daycare works

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

Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in October 2024. The state also cited rules at all 5 of its licensing inspections since June 2023.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

Of the 719 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 12 children, 673 (94%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 46 (6%) have one or more, as this home does.

How all 719 similar-size family homes compare

Of the 719 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 12 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None94%
  • One or more6%This home

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 16, 20264 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Back door emergency exit door was locked at the time of the visit. Provider immediately unlocked it.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • In-service trainingShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “U.B. doesn't have any in service training hours for 2025.”

        WAC 110-300-0107(1)

    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Climbing equipment was not arrange in the way that meets CPSC guidelines. It was too close to cement ground and to each other. There was not 6ft of clearance space around it.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Some children didn't have CIS forms or had CIS forms that are not current.”

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

  • Mar 6, 20264 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Emergency exit door was locked from the inside. Unlocked at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Exit door was blocked with a toy box. Unblocked at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Cleaning supplies stored under the sink in the bathroom and accessible to children. Provider removed at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Several children didn't have current Department approved CIS forms.”

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

  • Sep 13, 20245 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “There were small beads and thumb tacks at children's eye level in the play area.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “House paint stored on the shelf accessible to children in the play area.”

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

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Emergency door leading to the back yard locked.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Emergency door leading to the back yard blocked with children's furniture.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Staff IA has expired safe sleep certificate.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(6)

  • Jul 11, 20233 citations
    • Overnight careSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Provider does not have an alarm on the door between the room where the child sleeps and unlicensed area of the home. Provider was not keeping monitor device on during overnight care.”

        WAC 110-300-0270(5)(f)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Glue remover was stored on the shelf accessible to children.”

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

    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “According to the provider, A.I.N.I. are working unsupervised with children without basic training. N.I. doesn't have child abuse and neglect reporting training, emergency preparedness training, shaken baby syndrom training, and homelessness training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(4)

  • Jun 29, 20231 citation
    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “The outdoor play space does not have an emergency exit gate that self-closes and self-latches after opening.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

The state cited rules at all 5 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 77% of 97.

How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare

Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 57%
  • 2 of 58%
  • 3 of 530%
  • 4 of 526%
  • All 523%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 16, 2026
On file
5 visits since June 2023 — all of them cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Serious — Back door emergency exit door was locked at the time of the visit. Provider immediately unlocked it. · September 16, 2026

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

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · September 16, 2026

In-service training

WAC 110-300-0107(1) · Short Term

U.B. doesn't have any in service training hours for 2025.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1) · Short Term

Climbing equipment was not arrange in the way that meets CPSC guidelines. It was too close to cement ground and to each other. There was not 6ft of clearance space around it.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Back door emergency exit door was locked at the time of the visit. Provider immediately unlocked it.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Some children didn't have CIS forms or had CIS forms that are not current.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · March 6, 2026

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

0166(3)(a)Emergency exit door was locked from the inside. Unlocked at the time of inspection.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Exit door was blocked with a toy box. Unblocked at the time of inspection.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Several children didn't have current Department approved CIS forms.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious

Cleaning supplies stored under the sink in the bathroom and accessible to children. Provider removed at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · September 13, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious

There were small beads and thumb tacks at children's eye level in the play area.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

House paint stored on the shelf accessible to children in the play area.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(6) · Short Term

Staff IA has expired safe sleep certificate.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Emergency door leading to the back yard locked.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Emergency door leading to the back yard blocked with children's furniture.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received September 5, 2024 · Resolved October 10, 2024

The state’s report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · July 11, 2023

Overnight care

WAC 110-300-0270(5)(f) · Serious

Provider does not have an alarm on the door between the room where the child sleeps and unlicensed area of the home. Provider was not keeping monitor device on during overnight care.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Glue remover was stored on the shelf accessible to children.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious

According to the provider, A.I.N.I. are working unsupervised with children without basic training. N.I. doesn't have child abuse and neglect reporting training, emergency preparedness training, shaken baby syndrom training, and homelessness training.

Report (PDF)

Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 29, 2023

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

The outdoor play space does not have an emergency exit gate that self-closes and self-latches after opening.

Report (PDF)

Jun 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received June 7, 2023 · Resolved August 31, 2023

The state’s report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(425) 614-0747
Area
Bellevue, 98006This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-26692
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

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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