Dr. Lin's Bilingual Academy LLC

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 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

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

License status Active
Website facebook.com

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 24, 2025
On file
3 visits since February 2024 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious110-300-0215(3) Child with epi-pen & allergy medicaiton is missing signed consent from parents to administer emergency medication · September 24, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 24, 2025

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious

110-300-0215(3) Child with epi-pen & allergy medicaiton is missing signed consent from parents to administer emergency medication

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Complaint 3 valid issues

Complaint · May 21, 2025 · Resolved June 13, 2025

Family home capacity, ratio, and group size

WAC 110-300-0355(11) / 110-300-0355(3) · Short Term

110-300-0355(3) Yi-Fen Lin admitted to having 15 children in care during visit, 12 in the home and 3 with husband Yung-Chih Chen on a walk 110-300-0355(4) Licensor observed and Yi-Fen Lin admitted Yung-Chih Chen took 2 bio children and 1 child care child on a walk when licensor arrived so they would not be counted in her capacity 110-300-0355(11) Licensor observed Yi-Fen Lin stay in the home while 1 qualified staff took 12 children outside to unlicensed space to play with 1 unqualified staff. Licensor observed Yung-Chih Chen with 3 children on a walk who is not currently qualified to have unsupervised access to children

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 19, 2025

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Staff person AP does not have a cleared background

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Staff person AP does not have a TB test result

Report (PDF)

Feb 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 27, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Provider had some body wash in the shower that was not inaccessible to children. (provider moved to locking cabinet while licensro was on site).

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Lin Yi-Fen does not have a current BBP training. 0106 (11) Lin Yi-Fen does not have a current first aid cpr card. 0106 (12) Lin Yi-Fen does not have a current food handlers card.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Dr. Lin's Bilingual Academy LLC hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in September 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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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.

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