Seattle · Licensed family home
Joyful Childcare
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- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 9 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2024. 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
Feb 26, 20262 citations
“Licensor observed assistant teacher is missing food worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“Licensor observed there is a child with asthma noted on the registration form. There is no description of reaction or symptoms. There is no inhaler, no name of medication, directions to adminster the medication and no dosage amounts.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Nov 1, 20241 citation
“water hose in front of home needs to be made inacessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 26, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed assistant teacher is missing food worker card.
· February 26, 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.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 26, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Licensor observed assistant teacher is missing food worker card.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Licensor observed there is a child with asthma noted on the registration form. There is no description of reaction or symptoms. There is no inhaler, no name of medication, directions to adminster the medication and no dosage amounts.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 1, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
water hose in front of home needs to be made inacessible to children.
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Details
- Area
- Seattle, 98104This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84675, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; 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.