Bellevue · Licensed family home
Amma Child Care
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 11, 20256 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a holder with plastic bags that was accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The emergency exit/entrance to the side entrance door was blocked with a gate - staff removed during the visit. The exit to the upstairs emergency exit door was blocked with a gate - staff removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“J. does not have HIV/BBP training”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The changing table had worn flaking paint and is accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The bathroom fan had lint/dust and needs to be cleaned.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“There were 2 children that did not have the verified CIS form.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Jan 16, 20252 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was no flashlight or extra batteries in the licensed space - TA was provided. The provider got a flashlight and put in the licensed space - corrected during the visit. There was no back uppower source in the licensed space. The emergency door was locked. The emergency exit door is blocked with a gate.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a), WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“There was no current CIS forms for some of the childrens files.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Aug 22, 20232 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One of the epi pens did not have a the paperwork with the prescribing health professional and the other epi pen had expired. The benedryl did not have the paperwork filled out by the parent or guardian.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was laundry detergent on top of the dryer that is accessible to the children. There were creams located in a basket in the bathroom that were accessible to the children. There were 2 bottles of bleach under the bathroom sink and it was accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
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
- September 11, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
There was a holder with plastic bags that was accessible to the children.
· September 11, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · September 11, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
There was a holder with plastic bags that was accessible to the children.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
The changing table had worn flaking paint and is accessible to the children.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
The emergency exit/entrance to the side entrance door was blocked with a gate - staff removed during the visit. The exit to the upstairs emergency exit door was blocked with a gate - staff removed during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c) · Short Term
The bathroom fan had lint/dust and needs to be cleaned.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
There were 2 children that did not have the verified CIS form.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 16, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There was no flashlight or extra batteries in the licensed space - TA was provided. The provider got a flashlight and put in the licensed space - corrected during the visit. There was no back uppower source in the licensed space. The emergency door was locked. The emergency exit door is blocked with a gate.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
There was no current CIS forms for some of the childrens files.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 22, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
One of the epi pens did not have a the paperwork with the prescribing health professional and the other epi pen had expired. The benedryl did not have the paperwork filled out by the parent or guardian.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
There was laundry detergent on top of the dryer that is accessible to the children. There were creams located in a basket in the bathroom that were accessible to the children. There were 2 bottles of bleach under the bathroom sink and it was accessible to the children.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (234) 564-0326
- Address
- 1217 150th PL SE, Bellevue, WA 98007
- License
- PL-81563
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 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, Website, License — 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.