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Mill Creek · Licensed family home

The Ladybug Childcare

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 2 licensing inspections since May 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Oct 13, 2026Nothing cited
  • May 28, 20261 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “A window emergency exit had a place to land outside that was more than 48 inches from the exterior sill.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 2 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected twice split three ways: 21% had fewer, 41% the same, and 38% more (214 family homes).

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%This home
  • Both38%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
October 13, 2026
On file
2 visits since May 2026 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — A window emergency exit had a place to land outside that was more than 48 inches from the exterior sill. · May 28, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Oct 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 28, 2026

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious

A window emergency exit had a place to land outside that was more than 48 inches from the exterior sill.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(425) 345-5903
Area
Mill Creek, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-86474

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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