Covington · Licensed family home
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 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 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 365 Seattle-area family homes with 4 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this home did. 30% had rules cited at all 4, 6% at none.
Licensing inspections
Sep 2, 20261 citation
“Fence on the right side of the outdoor licensed space as a broken section, leaving a nail exposed and wood with sharp edges; will need to be repaired.”
WAC 110-300-0145(8)
Aug 19, 20241 citation
“Licensor observered water temperature at 127.1 degrees during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 2, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Short Term —
Fence on the right side of the outdoor licensed space as a broken section, leaving a nail exposed and wood with sharp edges; will need to be repaired.
· 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 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 2, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term
Fence on the right side of the outdoor licensed space as a broken section, leaving a nail exposed and wood with sharp edges; will need to be repaired.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 19, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
Licensor observered water temperature at 127.1 degrees during inspection.
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Details
- Area
- Covington, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82237, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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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
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.