SeaTac · Licensed family home
Abrha Helen Ghebrehiwet
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 25, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 7, 20252 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed exit door (front door entrance) is blocked by a child proof gate in front of door.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Upon review of children files, licensor observed that 11 children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form, a department approved certificate of exemption (COE) form, or a current immunization record form the Washington state immunization information system (WA IIS). These immunizations are "Not Complete" or "Conditional" and do not have parent signatures with date.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Mar 28, 20246 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a baby gate installed immediately outside the main exit door. There was also a doorknob cover on an interior door along the exit pathway. The doorknob cover was removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The medium-sized plastic climbing equipment/slides do not have a 6 foot fall zone around them.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The medium-sized plastic climbing equipment/slides do not have 6 inches of shredded rubber chips. Current depth is approximately 1-3 inches.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A container of vaseline was accessible under the bathroom sink.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A storage closet containing vacuum cleaners was not locked/inaccessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Assistant Y. has expired Safe Sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%
- 2 of 332%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 25, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0166(3)(c) - Licensor observed exit door (front door entrance) is blocked by a child proof gate in front of door.
· March 7, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 7, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
110-300-0166(3)(c) - Licensor observed exit door (front door entrance) is blocked by a child proof gate in front of door.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
110-300-0210(1)(2) - Upon review of children files, licensor observed that 11 children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form, a department approved certificate of exemption (COE) form, or a current immunization record form the Washington state immunization information system (WA IIS). These immunizations are "Not Complete" or "Conditional" and do not have parent signatures with date.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · March 28, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There was a baby gate installed immediately outside the main exit door. There was also a doorknob cover on an interior door along the exit pathway. The doorknob cover was removed during the visit.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The medium-sized plastic climbing equipment/slides do not have a 6 foot fall zone around them.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The medium-sized plastic climbing equipment/slides do not have 6 inches of shredded rubber chips. Current depth is approximately 1-3 inches.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
A container of vaseline was accessible under the bathroom sink.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
A storage closet containing vacuum cleaners was not locked/inaccessible to children.
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 249-2728
- Address
- 4005 S 181st ST, SEATAC, WA 98188
- License
- PL-78990
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
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.