Baraka home child care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 10 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 4 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 Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 18, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousLicensor observed underneath the changing table there were wipes that read "Keep out of reach of children" and diapers in open plastic that is accessible to children that is a suffocation hazard. · September 8, 2025

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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 18, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Licensor observed child files with immunization that are not complete and conditional, not current, complete and medically verified certificate of immunization record from the WA IIS printed each year and there is no written communication to and from the parent or guardian in the file when the immunizations will be complete.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 8, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Licensor observed underneath the changing table there were wipes that read "Keep out of reach of children" and diapers in open plastic that is accessible to children that is a suffocation hazard.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 13, 2024

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

Did not have record of a government fire inspection or copy of the state fire marshal form filled out by the provider to review. Smoke detector noted in the hallway and not in the sleeping area. Mounted fire extinguisher does not have a tag to indicate the date when it was serviced.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 1, 2024

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(3) · Long Term

First aid kit is missing scissors.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Baraka home child care hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the one finding Washington DCYF ranked Serious in September 2025.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 Baraka home 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.