Kent · Licensed family home
Tangeman Pamela K
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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 August 2024 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2024.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 23% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
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
May 1, 20262 citations
“During the visit, the outdoor play area was observed to have a fence with a back gate that did not have a locking mechanism. The gate provides access to an area that leads to a nearby body of water.”
WAC 110-300-0175(1) · Immediate risk
“The designated emergency exit door was intially observed to be locked; the correction was made during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 1, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Immediate —
During the visit, the outdoor play area was observed to have a fence with a back gate that did not have a locking mechanism. The gate provides access to an area that leads to a nearby body of water.
· May 1, 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.
May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 1, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The designated emergency exit door was intially observed to be locked; the correction was made during the visit.
Water hazards and swimming pools
WAC 110-300-0175(1) · Immediate
During the visit, the outdoor play area was observed to have a fence with a back gate that did not have a locking mechanism. The gate provides access to an area that leads to a nearby body of water.
May 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received May 15, 2024 · Resolved August 1, 2024
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Details
- Area
- Kent, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-14574, 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.