Bothell · Licensed family home
A Better Child Care 2A
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: 1 month to 13 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 32% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Sep 21, 20261 citation
“The providers food worker card expired on September 1, 2026.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Mar 21, 20254 citations
“The sliding glass door is difficult to open to the full open position.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)
“The front of the gas fireplace unit opens easily and wires are accessible. The applicant blocked the gas furnace with a bookshelf prior to my departure.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)
“Hand sanitizer was accessible to children at the sign-in area. It was made inaccessible prior to my departure.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
“Plastic zip loc bags were accessible to children on low shelves. They were made inaccessible immediately. Vinyl stickers or art work is not at child level on sliding glass door to prevent children from accidentally walking into or through the door. The cement patio is cracking in several places. Additionally, one edge is higher than the other. This creates a tripping hazard.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 21, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The providers food worker card expired on September 1, 2026.
· September 21, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 21, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
The providers food worker card expired on September 1, 2026.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · March 21, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious
The sliding glass door is difficult to open to the full open position.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious
The front of the gas fireplace unit opens easily and wires are accessible. The applicant blocked the gas furnace with a bookshelf prior to my departure.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Hand sanitizer was accessible to children at the sign-in area. It was made inaccessible prior to my departure.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic zip loc bags were accessible to children on low shelves. They were made inaccessible immediately. Vinyl stickers or art work is not at child level on sliding glass door to prevent children from accidentally walking into or through the door. The cement patio is cracking in several places. Additionally, one edge is higher than the other. This creates a tripping hazard.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Area
- Bothell, 98012This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-85221, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 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.