Ala-Amin Child Care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 8 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 6 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 24, 2026
On file
6 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousProvider's lead teacher does not have current foord worker card. · February 24, 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 24, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Provider's lead teacher does not have current foord worker card.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 17, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

Provider needs an updated BBP training. Entered into Merit.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · February 27, 2024

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(3) · Short Term

Shaded area was not observed in the outdoor area at the time of inspection.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(e) · Short Term

Uneven groundings were observed in the outdoor area that posed a tripping hazard at the time of inspection. Toy storage cubbies were observed in the playroom area that posed a tipping hazard and required mounting at the time of inspection.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The front door (emergency exit door) was observed to be locked from the inside during childcare hours at the time of inspection.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Two vacuums were observed in the licensed area that were accessible to children at the time of inspection.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term

An alarming device for the sliding door that leads to the outdoor area was not observed at the time of inspection.

Child records

WAC 110-300-0460(4)(f) · Short Term

Last dental exam dates were not observed in 3 of the children's files at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · October 17, 2023

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious

Horse rebounders were observed in the outdoor area at the time of inspection.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Window coverings were observed to pose a suffocation hazard at the time of inspection. Stickers or art work was not observed on the glass door at the time of inspection. Uneven groundings were observed in the outdoor area that posed a tripping hazard at the time of inspection / Gardening hose was observed to be laying on the ground in the outdoor area that posed a tripping hazard at the time of inspection. Some of the outdoor toys were observed to be in poor condition at the time of inspection. Water temperature was measured at 126 degrees Fahrenheit at the time of inspection.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(8) · Serious / Short Term

MERIT reflected that two assistants' bloodborne pathogen training was expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's CPR/first-aid training was expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's food worker card was incompleted at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that an assistant's safe sleep training was expired at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Ala-Amin Child Care hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the six findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in February 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Ala-Amin Child Care? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.