Bothell · Licensed family home
Playful Penguins ChildCare 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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since October 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 10, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 13, 20252 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The applicant was not aware that a deadbolt could not be in use during child care hours.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Toilet plunger was present in the bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 2 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected twice split three ways: 21% had fewer, 41% the same, and 38% more (214 family homes).
How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare
Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None21%
- 1 of 241%This home
- Both38%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- June 10, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The applicant was not aware that a deadbolt could not be in use during child care hours.
· October 13, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 13, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The applicant was not aware that a deadbolt could not be in use during child care hours.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Toilet plunger was present in the bathroom.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 677-5904
- Area
- Bothell, 98021This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-86001
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 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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.