Snoqualmie · Licensed family home
Tinybears Daycare
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 15, 20252 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Creams were observed stored in a bottom drawer in the bathroom, accessible to children. More cream was observed in the children's cubbies accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Monthly fire drills were last conducted in April as indicated by the drill record and confirmation from the provider.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a)
Oct 7, 20245 citations
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider's son is now 13 years old. He does not have a cleared PBC- background.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“2a) Toddlers are in care. Small plastic balls the size of golf balls or smaller are available to the the children as seen on the floor and in buckets. Small hair clips are also seen on the floor and in buckets accesible to the children. Small blocks measuring 1.25 inchesx.25 inches are available to the children. 10/7/24- the balls were removed. 2b) blinds with pull cords are hanging on the windows in the den. The door to the den was not closed. There is a large opening in the wall between the den and the living room. The couch is placed under the opening. 10/7/24- the door was pulled closed 2c) there is a drawsting bag in a drawer with a large rip in it. There are electrical cords in the living room accessible to the children. There are charging cords dangling at the kitchen counter accessible to children. Outside there are landscape lights with loose cords. A roll of cord is also seen in the yard on a rusted spool. 10/7/24 the bag was removed. 2d) plastic bags are stored under the kitchen and bathroom sink and seen in a toy drawer, accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“3a) The front door has a deadbolt that automatically locks, requiring it to be unlocked to open the front door.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Safe sleep training has expired for R. and S. R.: 8/17/24, S.: 11/7/23.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“First aid/CPR is expired for S. (Spouse).”
WAC 110-300-0230(1)
Aug 9, 20233 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" were located on a waiste high shelf in the play room. Licensor handed them to provider, who placed them in a secured closet in the kitchen, on a high shelf.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“R.'s food handler card is expired. R.'s safe sleep training expired 4/17/23.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Cleaning schedulesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The table was not cleaned and sanitized before sitting down for lunch to eat.”
WAC 110-300-0241(1)(a)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
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%
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 15, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Creams were observed stored in a bottom drawer in the bathroom, accessible to children. More cream was observed in the children's cubbies accessible to children.
· July 15, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 15, 2025
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Creams were observed stored in a bottom drawer in the bathroom, accessible to children. More cream was observed in the children's cubbies accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term
Monthly fire drills were last conducted in April as indicated by the drill record and confirmation from the provider.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · October 7, 2024
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Provider's son is now 13 years old. He does not have a cleared PBC- background.
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Safe sleep training has expired for R. and S. R.: 8/17/24, S.: 11/7/23.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(b) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
2a) Toddlers are in care. Small plastic balls the size of golf balls or smaller are available to the the children as seen on the floor and in buckets. Small hair clips are also seen on the floor and in buckets accesible to the children. Small blocks measuring 1.25 inchesx.25 inches are available to the children. 10/7/24- the balls were removed. 2b) blinds with pull cords are hanging on the windows in the den. The door to the den was not closed. There is a large opening in the wall between the den and the living room. The couch is placed under the opening. 10/7/24- the door was pulled closed 2c) there is a drawsting bag in a drawer with a large rip in it. There are electrical cords in the living room accessible to the children. There are charging cords dangling at the kitchen counter accessible to children. Outside there are landscape lights with loose cords. A roll of cord is also seen in the yard on a rusted spool. 10/7/24 the bag was removed. 2d) plastic bags are stored under the kitchen and bathroom sink and seen in a toy drawer, accessible to children.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
3a) The front door has a deadbolt that automatically locks, requiring it to be unlocked to open the front door.
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(1) · Short Term
First aid/CPR is expired for S. (Spouse).
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 9, 2023
WAC 110-300-0241(1)(a) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
The table was not cleaned and sanitized before sitting down for lunch to eat.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes labeled "keep out of reach of children" were located on a waiste high shelf in the play room. Licensor handed them to provider, who placed them in a secured closet in the kitchen, on a high shelf.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
R.'s food handler card is expired. R.'s safe sleep training expired 4/17/23.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (352) 514-2524
- Area
- Snoqualmie, 98065This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-80561
- 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 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.