Seattle · Licensed family home
Barwaqo Family Home 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 3, 20261 citation
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of inspection, no emergency drills in 2026 is practiced and recorded on the form.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
Sep 11, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, it was observed that there is a loose plastic bag with water bottles in living room accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of inspection, it was observed that the outlets in living room are not temper resistant.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(a)
Feb 14, 20251 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 3 rat bait traps located in the outdoor play space accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Aug 15, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Toilet plunger in bathroom space was located in a cabin that was not locked and accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.
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%
- All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 3, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of inspection, it was observed that there is a loose plastic bag with water bottles in living room accessible to children.
· September 11, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 3, 2026
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, no emergency drills in 2026 is practiced and recorded on the form.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 11, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of inspection, it was observed that there is a loose plastic bag with water bottles in living room accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(a) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, it was observed that the outlets in living room are not temper resistant.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 14, 2025
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed 3 rat bait traps located in the outdoor play space accessible to children.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 15, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Toilet plunger in bathroom space was located in a cabin that was not locked and accessible to children.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 209-8655
- Area
- Seattle, 98126This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-81224
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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.