Shoreline · Licensed family home
Brown Alena V
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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since May 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 28, 2026Nothing cited
May 19, 20252 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of the inspection, it was observed that staff A.D. food handler certification has expired 0106 (8) At the time of the inspection, it was observed that staff A.D safe sleep training has expired”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“0125 (3)(a)(ii) At the time of inspection, it was observed that diaper creams did not have label 0215 (3) (a)(iii) At the time of inspection, the diaper creams did not have parent authorization”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 2 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected twice split three ways: 21% had fewer, 41% the same, and 38% more (214 family homes).
How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare
Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None21%
- 1 of 241%This home
- Both38%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 28, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since May 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of the inspection, it was observed that staff A.D. food handler certification has expired 0106 (8) At the time of the inspection, it was observed that staff A.D safe sleep training has expired
· May 19, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
At the time of the inspection, it was observed that staff A.D. food handler certification has expired 0106 (8) At the time of the inspection, it was observed that staff A.D safe sleep training has expired
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
0125 (3)(a)(ii) At the time of inspection, it was observed that diaper creams did not have label 0215 (3) (a)(iii) At the time of inspection, the diaper creams did not have parent authorization
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 306-2437
- Area
- Shoreline, 98177This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-14232
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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
Details
- Phone, License — 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.