Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Stefansson Daycare
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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 August 2023. 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
Jan 21, 20251 citation
“Storage room did not have lock or method to prevent child access.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Aug 15, 20234 citations
“Two seat swings were arranged in hanging from the upper deck that without a six foot fall/hazard zone in CPSC guidelines. Two seat swings were placed above groundcover that did not meet CSPS requirements for impact resistant material. Correction”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
“Proivder had two bedrooms, used for napping, that did not have two emergency exits. The room's doors lead to the same emergency exit pathway. The two bedrooom each have a window with an interior height of more that 44 inches above interior floor.”
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(b), WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)
“There were items labeled "keep out of reach of children", including laundry soap and sanitizing products, stored in restroom that were accessible to children. Storage cabinets in restroom did not have locks and were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
“Assistant J.W. had expired food handler permits. Provider and assistant J.W. had expired Safe Sleep.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- November 5, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Storage room did not have lock or method to prevent child access.
· January 21, 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.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 21, 2025
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Storage room did not have lock or method to prevent child access.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · August 15, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Two seat swings were arranged in hanging from the upper deck that without a six foot fall/hazard zone in CPSC guidelines. Two seat swings were placed above groundcover that did not meet CSPS requirements for impact resistant material. Correction
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(4)(b) / 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious
Proivder had two bedrooms, used for napping, that did not have two emergency exits. The room's doors lead to the same emergency exit pathway. The two bedrooom each have a window with an interior height of more that 44 inches above interior floor.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
There were items labeled "keep out of reach of children", including laundry soap and sanitizing products, stored in restroom that were accessible to children. Storage cabinets in restroom did not have locks and were accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Assistant J.W. had expired food handler permits. Provider and assistant J.W. had expired Safe Sleep.
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Details
- Area
- Lynnwood, 98037This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-14416, active
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License — 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.