Seattle · Licensed family home
Barwaqo Family Childcare
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
Jan 27, 20261 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a lawn mower in the outdoor play space accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Aug 5, 20242 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A horse rocker was observed in the outdoor area that was placed on concrete at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Cleaning supplies were observed to be placed in close proximity with food items in the kitchen area at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b)
Aug 14, 20232 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there was a plastic tan climber platform with a green slide that did not have a 6' safe fall zone extending in all directions. A concrete wall was less than 3' from the climber toy. At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the wood chips unnder the tan climber platform with a green slide was less than an inch deep.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the front door and the sliding door in the childcare space were both observed to be locked while an enrolled child was present. Both doors were identified by the provider to be emergency exit doors.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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
- January 27, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a lawn mower in the outdoor play space accessible to children.
· January 27, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 27, 2026
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a lawn mower in the outdoor play space accessible to children.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 5, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
A horse rocker was observed in the outdoor area that was placed on concrete at the time of inspection.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious
Cleaning supplies were observed to be placed in close proximity with food items in the kitchen area at the time of inspection.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 14, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 2, 2026
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there was a plastic tan climber platform with a green slide that did not have a 6' safe fall zone extending in all directions. A concrete wall was less than 3' from the climber toy. At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the wood chips unnder the tan climber platform with a green slide was less than an inch deep.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 2, 2026
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the front door and the sliding door in the childcare space were both observed to be locked while an enrolled child was present. Both doors were identified by the provider to be emergency exit doors.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 319-2196
- Area
- Seattle, 98146This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-77886
- 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
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.
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.