Bothell · Licensed family home
Rainbow Childcare Bothell 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 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 11, 2026Nothing cited
- May 12, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 4, 20243 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags are accessible to children in a lower cupboard in the kitchen. They were made inaccessible prior to my departure. Sliding glass door does not have children's art work or vinyl stickers to preecnt children from accidentally walking through the glass. The water at the handwashing sink tested at 130 degrees today. The hot water tank was set at 120 so the provider's husband was surprised it tested this high. He turned it down to 110 today and will test it tomorrow a.m.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Sliding glass door was blocked at naptime by a cot and a small rocking horse. These were moved prior to my departure.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The provider has an ICP for a child with an allergy to tree nuts. However, much of the form has not been completed.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
- Oct 23, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 77% of 401 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This home
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 11, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Plastic bags are accessible to children in a lower cupboard in the kitchen. They were made inaccessible prior to my departure. Sliding glass door does not have children's art work or vinyl stickers to preecnt children from accidentally walking through the glass. The water at the handwashing sink tested at 130 degrees today. The hot water tank was set at 120 so the provider's husband was surprised it tested this high. He turned it down to 110 today and will test it tomorrow a.m.
· April 4, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 4, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic bags are accessible to children in a lower cupboard in the kitchen. They were made inaccessible prior to my departure. Sliding glass door does not have children's art work or vinyl stickers to preecnt children from accidentally walking through the glass. The water at the handwashing sink tested at 130 degrees today. The hot water tank was set at 120 so the provider's husband was surprised it tested this high. He turned it down to 110 today and will test it tomorrow a.m.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Sliding glass door was blocked at naptime by a cot and a small rocking horse. These were moved prior to my departure.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
The provider has an ICP for a child with an allergy to tree nuts. However, much of the form has not been completed.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 979-8567
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-83382
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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, 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.