Sammamish · Licensed family home
Panda Bear Child Care LLC
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 July 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 7, 20264 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The curtain rods have cords wrapped around the end of the rod.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The back door used for an emergency exit was locked. Provider unlocked it when licensor pointed it out”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“the written instructions do not include apporpriate foods to substituted for the allergy foods”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Disinfectant spray, antibacterial wipes, lotions and creams are kept on the bathroom counter accessible to the kids”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Oct 20, 20251 citation
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A climber is placed on top of playchips. The depth of playchips does not measure 9 inches, but rather only about 6 inches deep.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Jul 8, 20251 citation
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Two climbers are in the yard. One climber is placed on a couple inches above play chips. The play chip area does not extend 6 feet around the equipment. The other climber is placed on the grass.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
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
- July 7, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2025 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
The curtain rods have cords wrapped around the end of the rod.
· July 7, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · July 7, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
The curtain rods have cords wrapped around the end of the rod.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The back door used for an emergency exit was locked. Provider unlocked it when licensor pointed it out
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
the written instructions do not include apporpriate foods to substituted for the allergy foods
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Disinfectant spray, antibacterial wipes, lotions and creams are kept on the bathroom counter accessible to the kids
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 20, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
A climber is placed on top of playchips. The depth of playchips does not measure 9 inches, but rather only about 6 inches deep.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 8, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Two climbers are in the yard. One climber is placed on a couple inches above play chips. The play chip area does not extend 6 feet around the equipment. The other climber is placed on the grass.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 628-9019
- Area
- Sammamish, 98074This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-85609
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 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.