Seattle · Licensed family home
Hope Family Home Child Care
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- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 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 February 2024. 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
Jan 29, 20261 citation
“Provider's food handler permit expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Mar 27, 20253 citations
“At the time of inspection, the air purifier had a 48-inch-long wire that can form a loop was accessible to children in play room. Correction made onsitde.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“At the time of inspection, there was a plastic bag with bottled water on the floor beneath the green sensory table in play room, which was accessible to the children. Correction made onsite. Under the bathroom sink, there was toilet paper stored in a plastic bag which was accessible to chidlren as well.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“At the time of inspection, the water temperature was measured at 134.9°F.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Feb 6, 20242 citations
“Bodies of water was observed in a water/sand table in the outdoor area at the time of inspection (Violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0175(1) · Immediate risk
“The exhaust fan switch was observed to be broken in the bathroom area at the time of inspection. Chipped paint was observed on the walls in the living room area and on the kitchen counter at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 29, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Immediate —
Bodies of water was observed in a water/sand table in the outdoor area at the time of inspection (Violation was corrected on site).
· February 6, 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 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 29, 2026
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 27, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the air purifier had a 48-inch-long wire that can form a loop was accessible to children in play room. Correction made onsitde.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of inspection, there was a plastic bag with bottled water on the floor beneath the green sensory table in play room, which was accessible to the children. Correction made onsite. Under the bathroom sink, there was toilet paper stored in a plastic bag which was accessible to chidlren as well.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the water temperature was measured at 134.9°F.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 6, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
The exhaust fan switch was observed to be broken in the bathroom area at the time of inspection. Chipped paint was observed on the walls in the living room area and on the kitchen counter at the time of inspection.
Water hazards and swimming pools
WAC 110-300-0175(1) · Immediate
Bodies of water was observed in a water/sand table in the outdoor area at the time of inspection (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, 98126This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-81839, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
Nearby
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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
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.