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 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 79 Seattle-area family homes with 5 licensing inspections, 4% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 25% had rules cited at all 5, 6% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jan 28, 20266 citations
“Plastic bags were observed inside a kitchen drawer that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“A built in wall heater in the playroom area was observed to be hot and could possibly injure a child at the time of inspection. The built-in wall heater was accessible to children at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b)
“Cleaning supplies were observed under the kitchen sink that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
“A bottle of cooking oil and apple cider were stored under the kitchen sink together with the cleaning supplies at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b)
2 more from this inspection
“Attedance record for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection / Provider did not have children's emergency information inside the vehicle at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0480(2)
“The emergency door that leads to the backyard area was observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 28, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Plastic bags were observed inside a kitchen drawer that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
· January 28, 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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · January 28, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic bags were observed inside a kitchen drawer that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b) · Serious
A built in wall heater in the playroom area was observed to be hot and could possibly injure a child at the time of inspection. The built-in wall heater was accessible to children at the time of inspection.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Cleaning supplies were observed under the kitchen sink that were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious
A bottle of cooking oil and apple cider were stored under the kitchen sink together with the cleaning supplies at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
Transportation and off-site activity policy
WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious
Attedance record for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection / Provider did not have children's emergency information inside the vehicle at the time of inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The emergency door that leads to the backyard area was observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
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Details
- Area
- Covington, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-86681, 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.