Kent · Licensed family home
Machen's Night Owl Childcare
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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 3 licensing inspections since February 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
Apr 14, 20261 citation
“Licensor reviewed staff files and MERIT and observed the assistant does not have a current food workers card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Feb 28, 20241 citation
“Provider and her assistant need to show proof of current Food Handler card”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 14, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0106(12) Licensor reviewed staff files and MERIT and observed the assistant does not have a current food workers card.
· April 14, 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.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 14, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12) Licensor reviewed staff files and MERIT and observed the assistant does not have a current food workers card.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 28, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Provider and her assistant need to show proof of current Food Handler card
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Details
- Address
- 16841 SE 278TH PL, KENT, WA 98042
- License
- PL-8612, 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, 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.