Muse Family Daycare

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What kind of place is this?

Size 6 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 Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
June 11, 2025
On file
2 visits since April 2024 — both cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious110-300-0166(3)(a) - Licensor observed the front and back emergency exit doors were locked from the inside during operating hours. · June 11, 2025

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.

Jun 2025 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · June 11, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(d) · Short Term

110-300-0165(3)(d) - Licensor observed that the washer and dryer is accessible to children and does not have any locks to prevent access.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

110-300-0166(3)(a) - Licensor observed the front and back emergency exit doors were locked from the inside during operating hours.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

110-300-0186(1) - Licensor observed from child records that a child with food allergies does not have an individual care plan from the child's health care provider and parent. 110-300-0186(2) - Provider has not arranged with the parents to ensure they have the necessary medication, training, and equipment to properly manage the child's food allergy.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0210(1)(2) - Licensor observed that 5 children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form; (b) A department approved certificate of exemption (COE) form, if applicable; or (c) A current immunization record from the Washington state immunization information system (WA IIS). 110-300-0210(3) - Children who are not current with their immunizations do not have documented written statements detailing when the child's immunizations will be brought up to date.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

110-300-0260(1)(a) - Licensor observed multiple substances labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in the laundry room. This room is in the emergency exit pathway.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 11 findings

Licensing visit · April 25, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

There are electrical wires alongside the home in the licensed yard that are loose and need to be attached to the house siding.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

There are 3 screws sticking out of the railing on the ramp in the yard; there is a section of broken metal lattice covering a gap under the deck in the licensed yard that is partly broken and has sharp edges.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

There are not child safety latches on washer or dryer.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

The tall wooden cabinet in the kitchen is not anchored to the wall.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

There was one glass light bulb in the living room fixture which was removed during the visit.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

The bathroom sink water temperature was above 120 degrees F.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

The bathroom, nap room, living room, and kitchen have accessible outlets that are not Tamper Resistant--they are covered by a plug-in cover but they need to be covered by a blank switch plate that screws into the wall.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

The two outlets by the kitchen sink are not GFCI or TR; provider is planning to cover them with blank switch plates that screw into the wall.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Hand sanitizer on kitchen shelf and in kitchen wooden cabinet are accessible; the laundry room detergents and cleaners are accessible and need to be moved to the higher shelf out of reach of children; a bottle of vitamins was on an accessible kitchen shelf and was moved to a shelf out of reach of children during the visit.

Transportation and off-site activity policy

WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious

Provider needs to add scissors, tweezers, and bandages to the car first aid kit, and add emergency orange triangles, and make copies of children's medical information forms.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The front exit door had a doorknob cover on it; this was removed during the visit and the rule was reviewed.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Muse Family Daycare hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the 14 findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in June 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

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Do you run Muse Family Daycare? 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.