Seattle · Licensed family home
Loving Hands ChildCare Preschool
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 13, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 22, 20251 citation
Infant safe sleep practicesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed two sleeping infants in their cribs. One child had a stuffed toy and another had a blanket. Once TA was provided, assistant removed items from the cribs.”
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(g)
Dec 5, 20231 citation
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Large objects were observed on top of shelving units in the licensed area that posed a risk of tipping at the time of inspection. A bookshelf in the office area (licensed area) was observed to be in poor condition and was accessible to children at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)
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
- November 13, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed two sleeping infants in their cribs. One child had a stuffed toy and another had a blanket. Once TA was provided, assistant removed items from the cribs.
· April 22, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 22, 2025
WAC 110-300-0291(1)(g) · Serious
Licensor observed two sleeping infants in their cribs. One child had a stuffed toy and another had a blanket. Once TA was provided, assistant removed items from the cribs.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 5, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term
Large objects were observed on top of shelving units in the licensed area that posed a risk of tipping at the time of inspection. A bookshelf in the office area (licensed area) was observed to be in poor condition and was accessible to children at the time of inspection.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 763-7047
- Area
- Seattle, 98106This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-905
- Quality program
- Early Achievers rating expired
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
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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
Details
- Phone, Website, 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.