Bellevue · Licensed family home
Grace Home Child Care
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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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 34% had rules cited at all 3, as this home did. 11% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Aug 5, 20252 citations
“The front emergency exit door was locked - provider corrected during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
“The fan in the bathroom was dusty.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)
Dec 16, 20244 citations
“The front door and the 2 sliding doors were locked - TA and corrected onsite.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
“The providers dog, Jingle, does not have proof of current vaccinations.”
WAC 110-300-0225(3)
“There were shampoos under neither the bathroom sink and they are accessible to the children - removed during the visit. There was a mop in the kitchen that was accessible to the children. There was a broom and a mop in the backyard that is accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
“The gate is not self latching or self closing.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Sep 28, 20233 citations
“There was a toilet brish located behind the toilet that is accessible to children - staff removed during visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
“Provider had R.F. working in the child care and she does not have any of the qualifications with the exception of her cleared PBC. S. and R. do not have a current food cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
“The front door and the 2 back sliders were locked.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 5, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
The front emergency exit door was locked - provider corrected during the visit.
· August 5, 2025
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.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 5, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The front emergency exit door was locked - provider corrected during the visit.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · December 16, 2024
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The gate is not self latching or self closing.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The front door and the 2 sliding doors were locked - TA and corrected onsite.
WAC 110-300-0225(3) · Serious
The providers dog, Jingle, does not have proof of current vaccinations.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
There were shampoos under neither the bathroom sink and they are accessible to the children - removed during the visit. There was a mop in the kitchen that was accessible to the children. There was a broom and a mop in the backyard that is accessible to the children.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 28, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 10, 2026
There was a toilet brish located behind the toilet that is accessible to children - staff removed during visit.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 10, 2026
Provider had R.F. working in the child care and she does not have any of the qualifications with the exception of her cleared PBC. S. and R. do not have a current food cards.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 10, 2026
The front door and the 2 back sliders were locked.
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Details
- Area
- Bellevue, 98008This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-11252, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
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.