Mill Creek · Licensed family home
Little Creek's Daycare
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: 12 months 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 2023. 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
Apr 21, 20253 citations
“The provider has placed outlet covers in outlets that are less than and 3/4 inches. Toddlers were in care today. These were removed immediately. Plastic bags were observed accessible to children in the bathroom. These were removed immediately.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“The fire exit door at the rear of the home was observed to be locked with a deadbolt. It was unlocked immediately.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
“The provider did not request an annual fire inspection from her local authority this year. Nor did she complete the WSP fire inspection form on her own.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Nov 29, 20231 citation
“Slide placed directly on grass needs to be removed.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 2, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The provider has placed outlet covers in outlets that are less than and 3/4 inches. Toddlers were in care today. These were removed immediately. Plastic bags were observed accessible to children in the bathroom. These were removed immediately.
· April 21, 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.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 21, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
The provider has placed outlet covers in outlets that are less than and 3/4 inches. Toddlers were in care today. These were removed immediately. Plastic bags were observed accessible to children in the bathroom. These were removed immediately.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The fire exit door at the rear of the home was observed to be locked with a deadbolt. It was unlocked immediately.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
The provider did not request an annual fire inspection from her local authority this year. Nor did she complete the WSP fire inspection form on her own.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 29, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Slide placed directly on grass needs to be removed.
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Details
- Address
- 4104 134th PL SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012
- License
- PL-83029, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — 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.