Bothell · Licensed family home
MusicLand
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 13, 20261 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One Lead Teacher in MERIT was missing Food Handler's card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Jan 7, 20254 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags are accessible to children in a bathroom drawer. The drawer has children's safety latches but they are no longer working.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The provider did not realize she needed to request a fire inspection every year. She did not complete the WSP FH Inspection Form themselves.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The provider's Emergency Preparedness Plan is missing a number of required elements including: -How parents will be contacted after each type of emergency ends -What steps will be taken due to power outage or wind storm. These are the most common types of emergencies in Snohomish County. -Methods to be used for sounding an alarm (such as yelling, a bell, a whistle) in addition to the natural alarm of the smoke detector -How the provider will evacuate children, especially those who cannot walk independently -Child medication and medication records must be taken when evacuating (in grab n go bag) -How the provider will account for all children (such as a head count) The Disaster/Emergenchy plan is not reviewed annually. Because the plan must be provided to parents at enrollment and reviewed annually by all staff, the provider may wish to add a signature page.”
WAC 110-300-0470(2)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“One of five child files reviewed does not contain current immunization records.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Sep 29, 20235 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“An individual care plan has not been completed for a child with a nut allergy. The provider reports that the parent says that it "is not serious" but also the parent requested no nuts be served here.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags and gloves are accessible to children in the bathroom. Glass light fixture cover in West bedroom and over the dining table in the upstairs room is not shatter-resistant.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The window in the West sleeping room has a window that is very difficult to open, even when unlatched.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The local fire authority declined to complete a fire inspection this year. However, the provider did not complete her own FH Fire Inspection Form.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Plan was updated and parents were not sent new plan so that they could review it.”
WAC 110-300-0470(1)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
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%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 13, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
One Lead Teacher in MERIT was missing Food Handler's card.
· May 13, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 13, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
One Lead Teacher in MERIT was missing Food Handler's card.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · January 7, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic bags are accessible to children in a bathroom drawer. The drawer has children's safety latches but they are no longer working.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
The provider did not realize she needed to request a fire inspection every year. She did not complete the WSP FH Inspection Form themselves.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
One of five child files reviewed does not contain current immunization records.
WAC 110-300-0470(2) · Short Term
The provider's Emergency Preparedness Plan is missing a number of required elements including: -How parents will be contacted after each type of emergency ends -What steps will be taken due to power outage or wind storm. These are the most common types of emergencies in Snohomish County. -Methods to be used for sounding an alarm (such as yelling, a bell, a whistle) in addition to the natural alarm of the smoke detector -How the provider will evacuate children, especially those who cannot walk independently -Child medication and medication records must be taken when evacuating (in grab n go bag) -How the provider will account for all children (such as a head count) The Disaster/Emergenchy plan is not reviewed annually. Because the plan must be provided to parents at enrollment and reviewed annually by all staff, the provider may wish to add a signature page.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · September 29, 2023
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 6, 2026
An individual care plan has not been completed for a child with a nut allergy. The provider reports that the parent says that it "is not serious" but also the parent requested no nuts be served here.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 6, 2026
Plastic bags and gloves are accessible to children in the bathroom. Glass light fixture cover in West bedroom and over the dining table in the upstairs room is not shatter-resistant.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 6, 2026
The local fire authority declined to complete a fire inspection this year. However, the provider did not complete her own FH Fire Inspection Form.
WAC 110-300-0470(1) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 6, 2026
Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Plan was updated and parents were not sent new plan so that they could review it.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 6, 2026
The window in the West sleeping room has a window that is very difficult to open, even when unlatched.
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 286-5532
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-78371
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 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 — 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.