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Confident Kids SeaTac Child Care

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 4 licensing inspections since August 2021. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Mar 18, 20261 citation
    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Upon review of child records, licensor observed that all 6 enrolled children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Apr 30, 20251 citation
    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “110-300-0107(2) - Provider does not have a record of a fire safety inspection via state fire marshal form.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

  • Sep 12, 20234 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Climbing materials were on less than 9 inches of wood chips.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The exit door in middle room was locked. It was then unlocked during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Exit door in middle room had high chair in front of it. Provider moved it out of the way during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The back room does not have an approved second exit because the window is too high off the ground and too small.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(4)(b)

  • Aug 25, 2021Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 42% had fewer, 28% the same, and 30% more (401 family homes).

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%This home
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 18, 2026
On file
4 visits since August 2021 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Climbing materials were on less than 9 inches of wood chips. · September 12, 2023

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 18, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0210(1)(2) - Upon review of child records, licensor observed that all 6 enrolled children do not have a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 30, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

110-300-0107(2) - Provider does not have a record of a fire safety inspection via state fire marshal form.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · September 12, 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

Climbing materials were on less than 9 inches of wood chips.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 2, 2026

The exit door in middle room was locked. It was then unlocked during the visit.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 2, 2026

Exit door in middle room had high chair in front of it. Provider moved it out of the way during the visit.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(4)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 2, 2026

The back room does not have an approved second exit because the window is too high off the ground and too small.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2021 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 353-4147
Area
SeaTac, 98188This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-78560
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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