Renton · Licensed family home
Pinwheel Preschool
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- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 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 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 365 Seattle-area family homes with 4 licensing inspections, 30% had rules cited at all 4, as this home did. 6% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Sep 2, 20266 citations
“Provider has an expired Food Handlers Card (expired 8/3/2025) and will need to update/renew this.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“Storage areas in the garage and in a back room will need to be locked/secured at all times.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
“Front yard gate does not open and the gate by the back deck needs to be in place and working. This has also been a consistent issue that will need quality attention.”
WAC 110-300-0145(8)
“Back gate is still ( 3 years of visits) inoperable as an exit because it does not latch on it's own. Gate needs to be fully operational for the safety of children and staff. This has been an issue in the past 3 Inspections and will need to be fully inspected by licensor and Licensing Supervisor.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
2 more from this inspection
“Water temperature is at 122* in the handwashing sink . Temperature needs to be below 120* and above 85*.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
“Fire Extinguisher inspection date is 6/12/2025 and is expired. Fire Extinguishers must be inspected yearly (Due 6/12/2026). This Extinguisher will need inspection or replacement.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)
Jan 5, 20262 citations
“Areas that are suppodsed to be inaccessable to children will need to remain locked/secured when children are present in care.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
“Exit gate from backyard to alley/street will need to be self closing/latching. This has been an ongoing issue since 2022 so will need to be completed ASAP as it is a major WAC violation”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
May 29, 20252 citations
“Access to garage was unlocked/unsecured and will need to be locked or a mechanism used to prevent child access”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
“Children need CIS form filled out, signed and dated;Mat,Mas and Ka”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Mar 6, 20242 citations
“Ms. B. will need to have a medication lock box present to keep meds inacessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)
“Storage shed in outdoor play area will need to be locked when children are present at the child care”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 2, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Provider has an expired Food Handlers Card (expired 8/3/2025) and will need to update/renew this.
· September 2, 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.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · September 2, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Provider has an expired Food Handlers Card (expired 8/3/2025) and will need to update/renew this.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term
Front yard gate does not open and the gate by the back deck needs to be in place and working. This has also been a consistent issue that will need quality attention.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Back gate is still ( 3 years of visits) inoperable as an exit because it does not latch on it's own. Gate needs to be fully operational for the safety of children and staff. This has been an issue in the past 3 Inspections and will need to be fully inspected by licensor and Licensing Supervisor.
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
Water temperature is at 122* in the handwashing sink . Temperature needs to be below 120* and above 85*.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term
Fire Extinguisher inspection date is 6/12/2025 and is expired. Fire Extinguishers must be inspected yearly (Due 6/12/2026). This Extinguisher will need inspection or replacement.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Storage areas in the garage and in a back room will need to be locked/secured at all times.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 5, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Exit gate from backyard to alley/street will need to be self closing/latching. This has been an ongoing issue since 2022 so will need to be completed ASAP as it is a major WAC violation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Areas that are suppodsed to be inaccessable to children will need to remain locked/secured when children are present in care.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 29, 2025
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
Children need CIS form filled out, signed and dated;Mat,Mas and Ka
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Access to garage was unlocked/unsecured and will need to be locked or a mechanism used to prevent child access
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 6, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
Ms. B. will need to have a medication lock box present to keep meds inacessible to children.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Storage shed in outdoor play area will need to be locked when children are present at the child care
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Details
- Area
- Renton, 98057This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-79667, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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
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.