Bothell · Licensed family home
Little Rainbow 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 October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 28, 2026Nothing cited
Nov 13, 20252 citations
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Exit gate in the outdoor play area is not self-latching; the latch is broken.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“water temperature measures at 145 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Jan 8, 20253 citations
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff need to have updated blood borne pathogen training yearly, staff person R.M. is missing initial training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“person S.A. and M.L. need to complete Shaken Baby training”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff person M.L. has expired Safe Sleep training”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Oct 11, 20233 citations
Infant safe sleep practicesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Room for infant to sleep is too dark when shades are pulled”
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(d)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff are missing the following trainings: S. A: safe sleep (expired 2/2023) M.L.: no food worker card, no safe sleep N.P.: first aid, CPR and food worker cards are expired, no safe sleep”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Child files are missing the following items: C.N.: no parent acknowledgement regarding receipt of policies M.M: no parent acknowledgement regarding receipt of policies”
WAC 110-300-0460(3)
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 28, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Room for infant to sleep is too dark when shades are pulled
· October 11, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 13, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Exit gate in the outdoor play area is not self-latching; the latch is broken.
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
water temperature measures at 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 8, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Staff need to have updated blood borne pathogen training yearly, staff person R.M. is missing initial training.
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
person S.A. and M.L. need to complete Shaken Baby training
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Staff person M.L. has expired Safe Sleep training
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 11, 2023
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(d) · Serious
Room for infant to sleep is too dark when shades are pulled
WAC 110-300-0460(3) · Short Term
Child files are missing the following items: C.N.: no parent acknowledgement regarding receipt of policies M.M: no parent acknowledgement regarding receipt of policies
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff are missing the following trainings: S. A: safe sleep (expired 2/2023) M.L.: no food worker card, no safe sleep N.P.: first aid, CPR and food worker cards are expired, no safe sleep
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 780-9699
- Area
- Bothell, 98021This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-78175
- 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 — 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.