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Little Steps Home Child Care

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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 3, 20264 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Provider had expired food permit.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • In-service trainingShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Provider did not meet annual in-service for 2025.”

        WAC 110-300-0107(1)

    • Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “There were child files that did not have consent to treat permission.”

        WAC 110-300-0460(3)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.

      • “One of the five children's health records checked (L.P.) did not have medically verified immunization record.”

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

  • Jan 12, 20262 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There were baby gates that blocked emergency exits.”

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

    • Individual care planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “There were children enrolled and in care with special needs who did not have individual care plans.”

        WAC 110-300-0300(1)(a)

  • Jul 24, 20241 citation
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Provider did not have food handler permit.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • Oct 2, 2023Nothing cited

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
September 3, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Provider had expired food permit. · September 3, 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 3, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Provider had expired food permit.

In-service training

WAC 110-300-0107(1) · Short Term

Provider did not meet annual in-service for 2025.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

One of the five children's health records checked (L.P.) did not have medically verified immunization record.

Child records

WAC 110-300-0460(3) · Short Term

There were child files that did not have consent to treat permission.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 12, 2026

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

There were baby gates that blocked emergency exits.

Individual care plan

WAC 110-300-0300(1)(a) · Short Term

There were children enrolled and in care with special needs who did not have individual care plans.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 24, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Provider did not have food handler permit.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(206) 383-6299
Area
Edmonds, 98026This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-79959
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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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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