Seattle · Licensed family home
Shields Nancy C
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 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 3, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 28, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 11, 20233 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Front door metal gate was deadbolted and separate doorknob was locked. Doorknob does not unlock when turned, is not single action and takes special knowledge to unlock. Front door that is an emergency exit, deadbolt and separate doorknob was observed locked during business hours. Doorknob does not unlock when turned and takes special knowledge to unlock. 2nd exit, kitchen door, was observed unlocked meeting WAC for emergency door exit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a), WAC 110-300-0166(3)(b)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Gap at the bottom of the metal fencing is more than 3 1/2 inches and poses an entrapment hazard for children.”
WAC 110-300-0145(8)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“A tree or type of bush accessible to children was observed cut down but not to a complete flat stump. Multiple sharp cut tree branches observed to be about 6 to 12 inches, pose a, sliver, cutting or impalement hazard to children. The danger must be removed or made inaccessible to children. Water temperature for bathroom handwashing sink was 124 degrees posing a safety risk for children. Back wall cabinets are no longer secured to the wall as the brackets are no longer attached to the wall but loose.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e), WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- December 3, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Front door metal gate was deadbolted and separate doorknob was locked. Doorknob does not unlock when turned, is not single action and takes special knowledge to unlock. Front door that is an emergency exit, deadbolt and separate doorknob was observed locked during business hours. Doorknob does not unlock when turned and takes special knowledge to unlock. 2nd exit, kitchen door, was observed unlocked meeting WAC for emergency door exit.
· September 11, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 11, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 4, 2026
Front door metal gate was deadbolted and separate doorknob was locked. Doorknob does not unlock when turned, is not single action and takes special knowledge to unlock. Front door that is an emergency exit, deadbolt and separate doorknob was observed locked during business hours. Doorknob does not unlock when turned and takes special knowledge to unlock. 2nd exit, kitchen door, was observed unlocked meeting WAC for emergency door exit.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 4, 2026
Gap at the bottom of the metal fencing is more than 3 1/2 inches and poses an entrapment hazard for children.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) / 110-300-0165(4)(e) / 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 4, 2026
A tree or type of bush accessible to children was observed cut down but not to a complete flat stump. Multiple sharp cut tree branches observed to be about 6 to 12 inches, pose a, sliver, cutting or impalement hazard to children. The danger must be removed or made inaccessible to children. Water temperature for bathroom handwashing sink was 124 degrees posing a safety risk for children. Back wall cabinets are no longer secured to the wall as the brackets are no longer attached to the wall but loose.
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 227-8078
- Area
- Seattle, 98122This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-507
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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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 — Checked September 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.