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Asassa Family Childcare LLC

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Oct 6, 20261 citation
    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Licensor observed child files with CIS form not that are not complete and are conditional. CIS form is not signed by parent and no written communication on file between the provider and family about when the CIS form with be complete.”

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

  • Nov 18, 20252 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Licensor observed plastic that is a suffocation hazard accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Licensor observed some children do not have current CIS immunization record form.”

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

  • Nov 26, 2024Nothing cited
  • Dec 7, 20234 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “A child with an allergy to egg, peanuts, wheat has no written food plan for these known food allergies as outlined in a doctor's note. Only says extreme allergy to egg. No plan or food substitutions noted in the note. No written directions from the doctor for medication delivery per WAC. A child has both an inhaler and an epi pen. Provider reported that the parents have not trained her on how to use the inhaler or epi pen. As reported by the provider, the child has special needs.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1), WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The provider reported that a child with special needs, that she had not had medication training from the parents. When asked how to give an inhaler and epi pen medication to the child or when to give the medication, the provider did not respond with a clear answer (when to give, how to give, what to do after giving the medication). 3 medications were present for the same child and only one had signed consent form and medication directions from the parent Tylenol for an ear infection from 2022, medication had expired. 2 other medications, an inhaler and epi pen, had no written plan of how to give the medication or a signed consent form from the parents for permission to give the medication. The epi pen expired in December of 2023. EPI pen and an inhaler, did not have a medication authorization form at all, no guidance on how or when to give the medication, why to give the medication, or possible side effects after giving the medication.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Plastic bags observed accessible to children in the bathroom pose a safety risk to children of suffocation. Broken dryer plastic dryer vent cover, is cracked, is broken, not whole, and sharp. Dryer vent is accessible to children in the play yard and needs to be replaced.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Family member who turned 13, says that their background check was withdrawn in Merit.”

        WAC 110-300-0105(2)

The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).

How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 417%
  • 2 of 420%
  • 3 of 427%This home
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
October 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since December 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed plastic that is a suffocation hazard accessible to children. · November 18, 2025

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

Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 6, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Licensor observed child files with CIS form not that are not complete and are conditional. CIS form is not signed by parent and no written communication on file between the provider and family about when the CIS form with be complete.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · November 18, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Licensor observed plastic that is a suffocation hazard accessible to children.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Licensor observed some children do not have current CIS immunization record form.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · December 7, 2023

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

A child with an allergy to egg, peanuts, wheat has no written food plan for these known food allergies as outlined in a doctor's note. Only says extreme allergy to egg. No plan or food substitutions noted in the note. No written directions from the doctor for medication delivery per WAC. A child has both an inhaler and an epi pen. Provider reported that the parents have not trained her on how to use the inhaler or epi pen. As reported by the provider, the child has special needs.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

The provider reported that a child with special needs, that she had not had medication training from the parents. When asked how to give an inhaler and epi pen medication to the child or when to give the medication, the provider did not respond with a clear answer (when to give, how to give, what to do after giving the medication). 3 medications were present for the same child and only one had signed consent form and medication directions from the parent Tylenol for an ear infection from 2022, medication had expired. 2 other medications, an inhaler and epi pen, had no written plan of how to give the medication or a signed consent form from the parents for permission to give the medication. The epi pen expired in December of 2023. EPI pen and an inhaler, did not have a medication authorization form at all, no guidance on how or when to give the medication, why to give the medication, or possible side effects after giving the medication.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Plastic bags observed accessible to children in the bathroom pose a safety risk to children of suffocation. Broken dryer plastic dryer vent cover, is cracked, is broken, not whole, and sharp. Dryer vent is accessible to children in the play yard and needs to be replaced.

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Family member who turned 13, says that their background check was withdrawn in Merit.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 370-1391
Area
Seattle, 98122This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-79817
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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