Seattle · Licensed family home
Little Einstein's Child Care
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 30, 20251 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed the following in the bathroom accessible to children; toothpaste and toothbrush on the bathroom counter. Cabinet behind the bathroom drawerer licensor observed hair conditioner, cerevae, bubble bath. Bathroom drawerer was derma c vitamin c serum, hair cream, plastic bags and various cords in the bottom drawerer.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Jan 23, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed a roll of plastic trash bags in the lower bathroom drawerer. Provider removed them during visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed lysol spray, bleach cleaner, and febreze accessible children underneath bathroom sink. Licensor observed janitorial equipment in corner near bathroom accessible to children; mop, broom, and steamer.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
- Jul 3, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
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%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 30, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed the following in the bathroom accessible to children; toothpaste and toothbrush on the bathroom counter. Cabinet behind the bathroom drawerer licensor observed hair conditioner, cerevae, bubble bath. Bathroom drawerer was derma c vitamin c serum, hair cream, plastic bags and various cords in the bottom drawerer.
· September 30, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 30, 2025
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed the following in the bathroom accessible to children; toothpaste and toothbrush on the bathroom counter. Cabinet behind the bathroom drawerer licensor observed hair conditioner, cerevae, bubble bath. Bathroom drawerer was derma c vitamin c serum, hair cream, plastic bags and various cords in the bottom drawerer.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 23, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed a roll of plastic trash bags in the lower bathroom drawerer. Provider removed them during visit.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Licensor observed lysol spray, bleach cleaner, and febreze accessible children underneath bathroom sink. Licensor observed janitorial equipment in corner near bathroom accessible to children; mop, broom, and steamer.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 446-0910
- Address
- 11636 14th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98168
- License
- PL-84251
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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, Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 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.