Seattle · Licensed family home
Gardenhouse Playschool
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 23% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jan 9, 20243 citations
“An individual care plan for the child with the known food allergy was not observed at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
“Prescription medication wat not accompanied with a medication authorization form at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
“The emergency exit door was observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 18, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
An individual care plan for the child with the known food allergy was not observed at the time of inspection.
· January 9, 2024
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.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 9, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
An individual care plan for the child with the known food allergy was not observed at the time of inspection.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
Prescription medication wat not accompanied with a medication authorization form at the time of inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The emergency exit door was observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
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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
- Seattle, 98146This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-23676, active
Nearby
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License — 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.