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Addis family child care

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 11 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Feb 2, 20264 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Assistant Teacher S.T. has an expired food worker's card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Assistant Teacher S.T. has an expired safe sleep training certificate.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(8)

    • Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “No record of monthly fire and evacuation drills since June 2025.”

        WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a)

    • Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “No record of quarterly emergency drills since June 2025.”

        WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)

  • Apr 2, 20254 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Upon review of MERIT and on-site staff files, licensor observed that lead teacher A.T. CPR/First-Aid expired 10/29/2024. 110-300-0106(12) - Upon review of MERIT and on-site staff files, licensor observed that provider E.B. Food Handler Permit expired 1/22/2021. Lead teacher Food Handler Permit expired 3/7/2025. Assistant teacher E.E. Food Handler Permit expired 3/28/2024. 110-300-0106(8) - Upon review of MERIT and on-site staff files, licensor observed that provider E.B. Safe Sleep expired 11/16/2024. Lead teacher A.T. Safe Sleep expired 11/21/2024. Assistant teacher E.E. Safe Sleep expired 12/18/2024 Risk”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “During the visit the front emergency exit door was locked from the inside.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Provider does not have an annually current fire safety inspection. 110-300-0170(3)(g) - During the visit licensor observed that the smoke detector in the childcare play area was not in working condition. 110-300-0170(3)(i) - Licensor observed that the fire extinguisher was last serviced January of 2023.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2), WAC 110-300-0170(3)(g)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Upon review of child files, licensor observed that all enrolled children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form. 110-300-0210(3) - For all children who do not have current and complete immunizations, provider does not have written proof or a signed and dated statement detailing when the child's immunizations will be brought up to date.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Oct 30, 20231 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The exit pathway from the second room was blocked by a gate and a closed door.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.

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%
  • All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 2, 2026
On file
3 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Assistant Teacher S.T. has an expired food worker's card. · February 2, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · February 2, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

Assistant Teacher S.T. has an expired safe sleep training certificate.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Assistant Teacher S.T. has an expired food worker's card.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

No record of monthly fire and evacuation drills since June 2025.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

No record of quarterly emergency drills since June 2025.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 2, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(11) - Upon review of MERIT and on-site staff files, licensor observed that lead teacher A.T. CPR/First-Aid expired 10/29/2024. 110-300-0106(12) - Upon review of MERIT and on-site staff files, licensor observed that provider E.B. Food Handler Permit expired 1/22/2021. Lead teacher Food Handler Permit expired 3/7/2025. Assistant teacher E.E. Food Handler Permit expired 3/28/2024. 110-300-0106(8) - Upon review of MERIT and on-site staff files, licensor observed that provider E.B. Safe Sleep expired 11/16/2024. Lead teacher A.T. Safe Sleep expired 11/21/2024. Assistant teacher E.E. Safe Sleep expired 12/18/2024 Risk

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

110-300-0166(3)(a) - During the visit the front emergency exit door was locked from the inside.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(g) · Short Term

110-300-0170(2) - Provider does not have an annually current fire safety inspection. 110-300-0170(3)(g) - During the visit licensor observed that the smoke detector in the childcare play area was not in working condition. 110-300-0170(3)(i) - Licensor observed that the fire extinguisher was last serviced January of 2023.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0210(1)(2) - Upon review of child files, licensor observed that all enrolled children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form. 110-300-0210(3) - For all children who do not have current and complete immunizations, provider does not have written proof or a signed and dated statement detailing when the child's immunizations will be brought up to date.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 30, 2023

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

The exit pathway from the second room was blocked by a gate and a closed door.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 753-9087
Area
SeaTac, 98188This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-27721
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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