Seattle · Licensed family home
Hidaya Family Child Care LLC
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 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
May 6, 20262 citations
“At the time of inspection, there were plastic bags under the sink in the bathroom accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“At the time of inspection, there was a toilet brush accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
May 24, 20241 citation
“Safe sleep training was expired for H. and A.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 6, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of inspection, there were plastic bags under the sink in the bathroom accessible to children.
· May 6, 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.
May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 6, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of inspection, there were plastic bags under the sink in the bathroom accessible to children.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
At the time of inspection, there was a toilet brush accessible to children.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 24, 2024
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.
What it costs
$1,700 to $2,300 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Application fee
- $150
- Siblings
- 10% reduction for a second child from the same family (Private Family Discount)
A day here
- Hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Homemade meals prepared 3x/day (breakfast, lunch, dinner), USDA CACFP program participant
- Outdoors
- Gated outdoor play area with playhouse, seesaw, climb & slide, play kitchen, water and sand activities
- Sleep
- Rest period offered to children under 5 in care more than 5 hours; alternative quiet activities if not napping; no child forced to sleep
- Diapers
- Parents/guardians supply diapers and wipes
- Screens
- No screen time under age 2; ages 2-5 limited to 15 min/day computer and 30 min/week TV
- Updates for parents
- In person, by phone, or by email; longer scheduled conversations encouraged over drop-off/pick-up
- Schedule
- full-time, part-time (before/after school)
- Closed
- 10 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Child Care Provider Day (Friday before Mother's Day), Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and two Muslim holidays (dates vary annually)
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Excluded for fever of 101°F or higher (100.4°F for infants under 2 months) plus symptoms
- Biting
- Ongoing biting beyond toddler age triggers a documented behavior plan, weekly parent meetings, and possible expulsion if unresolved
- Special needs
- Written individual care plan required for children with special needs, supports IEP/IHP/504/IFSP documentation
- Enrollment
- Full-time positions preferred over part-time; a part-time slot can be displaced for a full-time family; 2 weeks' notice required to change enrollment hours
Details
- Website
- hidayafamilychildcare.com
- Area
- Seattle, 98125This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-27652, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 2
- Established
- 2008
Nearby
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What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 hidayafamilychildcare.com/…/policy.pdf
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Screens, Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 hidayafamilychildcare.com/…/policy.pdf
- Hours, Schedule, Closed — Checked September 2026 hidayafamilychildcare.com/…/policy.pdf
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting, Special needs, Enrollment — Checked August 2026 hidayafamilychildcare.com/…/policy.pdf
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 hidayafamilychildcare.com
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Established — Checked September 2026 hidayafamilychildcare.com/…/policy.pdf
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.