Bellevue · Licensed family home
Strawberry Patch Dayschool
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 December 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 11, 20254 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were plastic bags inside of a plastic bag laying on the changing pad - the provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was AD ointment and butt paste on the changing pad and accessible tothechildren - the provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There are 2 piles of wood laying on the ground in the back yard that have sharp , splintered edges.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“On half of the backyard patio there is a a pile of equipment in poor condition (broken chairs, an old sofa, shelves and various items) that are accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
Dec 9, 20242 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were plastic bags located near the crib - provider removed during the visit. There was a variety of debris that looked to be in poor condition on the side of the yard and at the end of the patio. The water temperature registered at 125 degrees.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“J. and J. do not have current CPR/1st aid training. J. and J. do not have current safe sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(8)
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
- August 11, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since December 2024 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
There were plastic bags inside of a plastic bag laying on the changing pad - the provider removed during the visit.
· August 11, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · August 11, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There were plastic bags inside of a plastic bag laying on the changing pad - the provider removed during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term
There are 2 piles of wood laying on the ground in the back yard that have sharp , splintered edges.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
On half of the backyard patio there is a a pile of equipment in poor condition (broken chairs, an old sofa, shelves and various items) that are accessible to the children.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There was AD ointment and butt paste on the changing pad and accessible tothechildren - the provider removed during the visit.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 9, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
J. and J. do not have current CPR/1st aid training. J. and J. do not have current safe sleep training.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There were plastic bags located near the crib - provider removed during the visit. There was a variety of debris that looked to be in poor condition on the side of the yard and at the end of the patio. The water temperature registered at 125 degrees.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 644-8727
- Area
- Bellevue, 98006This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-466
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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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; 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.