Seattle · Licensed family home
Mohamed Hawo Ahmed
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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
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in October 2025 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 11% had no rules cited at any of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
“is valid. At the time of the investigation licensor observed a broom in the licensed space that was accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Of the 733 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 12 children, 685 (93%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 48 (7%) have one or more, as this home does.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 17, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
WAC 0260(5) is valid. At the time of the investigation licensor observed a broom in the licensed space that was accessible to the children.
· August 22, 2025
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.
Jul 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received July 17, 2025 · Resolved October 21, 2025
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
WAC 0260(5) is valid. At the time of the investigation licensor observed a broom in the licensed space that was accessible to the children.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Area
- Seattle, 98118This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-78366, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
Nearby
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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.