Bothell · Licensed family home
Pitter Patter Daycare 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 26, 20265 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Gloves were observed on the bathroom counter, accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A child with an allergy has no treatment plan on file. A current prescription epi pen is on site.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There is no documentation of training to manage a child's allergy.”
WAC 110-300-0186(2)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Medication authorization was not observed for epi pen for child with allergy.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider had a fire extinguisher on site without documentation that it has been maintained in working order.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Nov 24, 20251 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“staff person S.A. has expired food worker card”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Jul 17, 20242 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Diaper ointment was accessible to children and not labeled with first and last name.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Sliding glass door was locked during time of visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
- Jan 31, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).
How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 417%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%This home
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 26, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Gloves were observed on the bathroom counter, accessible to children.
· August 26, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · August 26, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Gloves were observed on the bathroom counter, accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
Provider had a fire extinguisher on site without documentation that it has been maintained in working order.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
A child with an allergy has no treatment plan on file. A current prescription epi pen is on site.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
There is no documentation of training to manage a child's allergy.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
Medication authorization was not observed for epi pen for child with allergy.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 24, 2025
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 17, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) / 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
Diaper ointment was accessible to children and not labeled with first and last name.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Sliding glass door was locked during time of visit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 985-6793
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-83708
- 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 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, 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.