Bothell · Licensed family home
Sprout & Stem Preschool
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 July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 28, 20263 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“staff person has expired food worker permit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“epi-pen for child with a food allergy does not have a pharmacy label affixed to the medication.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“water temperature measures at 132 degrees Fahrenheit”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Jul 31, 20256 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“child has an allergy to peanut butter; no allergy plan on file.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“updated fire inspection for the new home needs to be completed.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“child is missing emergency contacts or a plan for when parents are not avaialble; parent permission is missing for multiple children.”
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e), WAC 110-300-0460(4)(f)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“child files are missing health history.”
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e), WAC 110-300-0460(4)(f)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“child files are missing names of dental and medical providers.”
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e), WAC 110-300-0460(4)(f)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“dates of last physical and dental exams are missing in child files.”
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e), WAC 110-300-0460(4)(f)
Jul 18, 20243 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Child with mild cinnamon allergy has expired allergy plan; last updated 3/2023”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff person Spandana has expired food worker card (6/30/2024) Staff person S.R. does not have child care basics training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Fire inspection not completed at time of visit.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
- Jul 19, 2023Nothing 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
- July 28, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
staff person has expired food worker permit.
· July 28, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 28, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
water temperature measures at 132 degrees Fahrenheit
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
epi-pen for child with a food allergy does not have a pharmacy label affixed to the medication.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · July 31, 2025
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
updated fire inspection for the new home needs to be completed.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
child has an allergy to peanut butter; no allergy plan on file.
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e) / 110-300-0460(4)(f) · Short Term
child is missing emergency contacts or a plan for when parents are not avaialble; parent permission is missing for multiple children.
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e) / 110-300-0460(4)(f) · Short Term
child files are missing health history.
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e) / 110-300-0460(4)(f) · Short Term
child files are missing names of dental and medical providers.
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e) / 110-300-0460(4)(f) · Short Term
dates of last physical and dental exams are missing in child files.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 18, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Child with mild cinnamon allergy has expired allergy plan; last updated 3/2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff person Spandana has expired food worker card (6/30/2024) Staff person S.R. does not have child care basics training.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (253) 307-0913
- Area
- Bothell, 98021This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-85721
- 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
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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, 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.