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Atika Family Childcare

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

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Licensing inspections

  • Jun 2, 20262 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “The licensor observed an emergency exit window blocked by a toy kitchen.”

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

    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Licensor observed gate not self-closing or self-closing from one's control.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

  • Feb 21, 20252 citations
    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “An annual fire safety inspection form observed for January and February, March - December of 2024. No form for 2025.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Fire extinguisher dated 2022.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

  • Dec 6, 2023Nothing cited

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
June 2, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — The licensor observed an emergency exit window blocked by a toy kitchen. · June 2, 2026

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

Jun 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · June 2, 2026

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

Licensor observed gate not self-closing or self-closing from one's control.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

The licensor observed an emergency exit window blocked by a toy kitchen.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 21, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

An annual fire safety inspection form observed for January and February, March - December of 2024. No form for 2025.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

Fire extinguisher dated 2022.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 829-0738
Area
Kent, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-80239
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

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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