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Renton · Licensed family home

Little Orca 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

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Mar 12, 20264 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The outlet next to the bathroom sink is not TR but is GFCI type.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The backdoor was locked after all children came inside. Licensor unlocked the back door to inspect the outdoor space.”

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

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Cleaners are stored under the kitchen sink. There is a plastic tab but when the door is pulled to open the tab doesn't work to keep the products inaccessible. The door pulls open easily.”

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

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Safe Sleep training has expired for all staff: P.P., J.C., N.C., E.P., K.R.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(8)

  • Feb 10, 20254 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The glass door leading outside was locked from the inside.”

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

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The foods that can be substituted were not identified in the individual care plan. 110-300-0186(2) - The prescribed medication Cetirizine was documented in the individual care plan but was not available at the program.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1), WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The diaper creams observed in the bathroom were not labeled with children's name. 110-300-0215(3)(d) - A prescription medication had not been returned to the family when it was no longer needed.”

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

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “The fire inspection had not been conducted annually.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

  • Nov 21, 20235 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “A toy slide was observed in the outdoor area (shaded area) that was placed on a mat that did not have a certificate of compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards F1292 at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Second emergency exit in the outdoor area was observed to be partially blocked 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.
      • “Janitorial equipment was observed in the kitchen area that was accessible to children at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “MERIT reflected that the provider and an assistant's bloodborne pathogen training was expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's food worker card was expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's safe sleep training was expired at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Prescription medication was not accompanied with a medication authorization form that has the medical need and the possible side effects of medication at the time of inspection.”

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

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 12, 2026
On file
3 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — The outlet next to the bathroom sink is not TR but is GFCI type. · March 12, 2026

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

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · March 12, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

Safe Sleep training has expired for all staff: P.P., J.C., N.C., E.P., K.R.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

The outlet next to the bathroom sink is not TR but is GFCI type.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The backdoor was locked after all children came inside. Licensor unlocked the back door to inspect the outdoor space.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Cleaners are stored under the kitchen sink. There is a plastic tab but when the door is pulled to open the tab doesn't work to keep the products inaccessible. The door pulls open easily.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · February 10, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The glass door leading outside was locked from the inside.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

The fire inspection had not been conducted annually.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

110-300-0186(1) - The foods that can be substituted were not identified in the individual care plan. 110-300-0186(2) - The prescribed medication Cetirizine was documented in the individual care plan but was not available at the program.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) - The diaper creams observed in the bathroom were not labeled with children's name. 110-300-0215(3)(d) - A prescription medication had not been returned to the family when it was no longer needed.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · November 21, 2023

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

A toy slide was observed in the outdoor area (shaded area) that was placed on a mat that did not have a certificate of compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards F1292 at the time of inspection.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Second emergency exit in the outdoor area was observed to be partially blocked at the time of inspection.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Janitorial equipment was observed in the kitchen area that was accessible to children at the time of inspection.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

MERIT reflected that the provider and an assistant's bloodborne pathogen training was expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's food worker card was expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's safe sleep training was expired at the time of inspection.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Prescription medication was not accompanied with a medication authorization form that has the medical need and the possible side effects of medication at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(425) 449-0576
Area
Renton, 98059This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-78163
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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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