SeaTac · Licensed family home
Baraka Daycare
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 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2021. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 30, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 6, 20262 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Upon arrival and during the inspection, the front emergency exit door was locked from the inside by use of a lock on the doorknob and a deadbolt.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“During the inspection, this licensor reviewed five child files. The child files for S.S. and H.M. did not contain current, complete, and medically verified immunization records.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Apr 15, 20251 citation
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, the climbable house/slide structure did not comply with CPSC guidelines. The equipment was placed directly on grass as well as not being six feet from the hedges. Long 110-300-0210(1)(2) Term”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Aug 16, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed vacuum, mop, and swiffer mop in the back living room and bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(4)
- May 19, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 5 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 22% had fewer, 30% the same, and 48% more (97 family homes).
How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 57%
- 2 of 58%
- 3 of 530%This home
- 4 of 526%
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 30, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2021 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Upon arrival and during the inspection, the front emergency exit door was locked from the inside by use of a lock on the doorknob and a deadbolt.
· April 6, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 6, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Upon arrival and during the inspection, the front emergency exit door was locked from the inside by use of a lock on the doorknob and a deadbolt.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
During the inspection, this licensor reviewed five child files. The child files for S.S. and H.M. did not contain current, complete, and medically verified immunization records.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 15, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
At the time of inspection, the climbable house/slide structure did not comply with CPSC guidelines. The equipment was placed directly on grass as well as not being six feet from the hedges. Long 110-300-0210(1)(2) Term
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 16, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(4) · Serious
Licensor observed vacuum, mop, and swiffer mop in the back living room and bathroom.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (404) 510-1068
- Area
- SeaTac, 98168This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-80876
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — 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.