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Little Wonders Childcare

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Dec 25, 20251 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit door leading to the backyard was locked from the inside with the use of a deadbolt. Corrected onsite.”

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

  • May 13, 20256 citations
    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the gate in the outdoor play space was not self-closing and self-latching”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a fence panel that was loose and not fully secured to the adjacent fence panels.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor observed sharp nails protruding from the fence in the outdoor play space.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a play kitchen in the back play room that posed a falling hazard.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the provider had not conducted an annual fire safety inspection using the state fire marshal form.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of this inspection, licensor could not verify the date that the fire extinguisher was purchased or last serviced/maintained.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)

  • Jan 5, 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
December 25, 2025
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit door leading to the backyard was locked from the inside with the use of a deadbolt. Corrected onsite. · December 25, 2025

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

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 25, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit door leading to the backyard was locked from the inside with the use of a deadbolt. Corrected onsite.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · May 13, 2025

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the gate in the outdoor play space was not self-closing and self-latching

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a fence panel that was loose and not fully secured to the adjacent fence panels.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed sharp nails protruding from the fence in the outdoor play space.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a play kitchen in the back play room that posed a falling hazard.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the provider had not conducted an annual fire safety inspection using the state fire marshal form.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor could not verify the date that the fire extinguisher was purchased or last serviced/maintained.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(206) 797-5666
Area
Seattle, 98108This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-85340
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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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

Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.

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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