Love and Learn Home Childcare

Home · Covington

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

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 1 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

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 Level 3+
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 28, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousPlastic bags were observed inside a kitchen drawer that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed · January 28, 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 6 findings

Licensing visit · January 28, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Plastic bags were observed inside a kitchen drawer that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b) · Serious

A built in wall heater in the playroom area was observed to be hot and could possibly injure a child at the time of inspection. The built-in wall heater was accessible to children at the time of inspection. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The emergency door that leads to the backyard area was observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Cleaning supplies were observed under the kitchen sink that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious

A bottle of cooking oil and apple cider were stored under the kitchen sink together with the cleaning supplies at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Transportation and off-site activity policy

WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious

Attedance record for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection / Provider did not have children's emergency information inside the vehicle at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Love and Learn Home Childcare hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the six findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious in January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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.

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