Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Rose Child Care
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 4 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
One citation, in September 2023, was at the state’s highest risk level, Immediate: Water hazards and swimming pools.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 6, 20262 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“items in bathroom; mouthwash, wipes and toothpaste were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“immunization records are not complete; two are medically verified but not on CIS form, one not medically verified but on CIS form.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Dec 11, 20253 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“multiple personal hygiene products were on the bathroom sink and accessible to children including mouthwash and hair products.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“self-closing mechanism on the gate needs to be adjusted as the gate does not close by itself.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“earthquake, lockdown or shelter in place drills have not been completed for 2025.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
Jan 16, 20251 citation
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Child with blueberry allergy needs doctor signature on care plan and Benadryl with medication form on-site.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1), WAC 110-300-0186(2)
Sep 26, 20232 citations, 1 Immediate
Water hazards and swimming poolsImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.
“Hot tub was not locked during the time of the visit and stairs made it accessible. Provider reports the hot tub is empty, licensor asked for stairs to be removed and tub to still remain locked for entrapment purposes.”
WAC 110-300-0175(2) · Immediate risk
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Items stored in the bathroom such as mouthwash and items under the sink are accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.
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%
- All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Immediate —
Hot tub was not locked during the time of the visit and stairs made it accessible. Provider reports the hot tub is empty, licensor asked for stairs to be removed and tub to still remain locked for entrapment purposes.
· September 26, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 6, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
immunization records are not complete; two are medically verified but not on CIS form, one not medically verified but on CIS form.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
items in bathroom; mouthwash, wipes and toothpaste were accessible to children.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · December 11, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
self-closing mechanism on the gate needs to be adjusted as the gate does not close by itself.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
multiple personal hygiene products were on the bathroom sink and accessible to children including mouthwash and hair products.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
earthquake, lockdown or shelter in place drills have not been completed for 2025.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 16, 2025
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
Child with blueberry allergy needs doctor signature on care plan and Benadryl with medication form on-site.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 26, 2023
Water hazards and swimming pools
WAC 110-300-0175(2) · Immediate · No longer on the state’s site as of October 20, 2026
Hot tub was not locked during the time of the visit and stairs made it accessible. Provider reports the hot tub is empty, licensor asked for stairs to be removed and tub to still remain locked for entrapment purposes.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 20, 2026
Items stored in the bathroom such as mouthwash and items under the sink are accessible to children.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 405-8468
- Address
- 20830 5th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
- License
- PL-80915
- Quality program
- Early Achievers rating expired
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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — 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.