Renton · Licensed family home
Star Family Home Childcare
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 both of its licensing inspections since April 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 24, 20262 citations
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Electrical cords were observed along the fence and exterior wall of the building near the emergency exit gate and were hanging in a manner accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The emergency exit gate had exposed nails with sharp ends.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)
Apr 7, 20254 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The door leading to the outdoor play area was locked from the inside 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.
“No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(c)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
The state cited rules at both of this home's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 62% of 214.
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%
- Both38%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 24, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2025 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
The door leading to the outdoor play area was locked from the inside during child care hours.
· April 7, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 24, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
Electrical cords were observed along the fence and exterior wall of the building near the emergency exit gate and were hanging in a manner accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term
The emergency exit gate had exposed nails with sharp ends.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · April 7, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The door leading to the outdoor play area was locked from the inside during child care hours.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(c) · Serious
No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 434-8301
- Area
- Renton, 98059This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82668
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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 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
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.