Little Steps Home Child Care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 12, 2026
On file
3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousThere were baby gates that blocked emergency exits. Date Disputed Date Disputed · January 12, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a 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. Date Disputed Date Disputed

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 Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Little Steps Home Child Care hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Little Steps Home Child Care? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.