SeaTac · Licensed family home
Elmi Family Childcare LLC
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 May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 27, 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 Child #1, 2, and 3 do not have current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) forms.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Mar 5, 20253 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Chemicals were observed under the bathroom sink. The provider removed them during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“The observed immunization record was not on the CIS form, and some records were outdated. Risk”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Jun 17, 20242 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During the inspection, Licensor H. did not observe a current Food Handlers card for Provider with initials FE present in staff file during the visit (12)”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Program and activitiesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“During the inspection, Licensor did not observe a variety of material for children ages 6-13 years old. Licensor H. did not observe educational material for this age range during the visit. Provider will need to obtain material that includes: arts, crafts, manipulatie materials, music, books, construction, and textured materials (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)”
WAC 110-300-0150(2)
May 20, 20241 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During the licensing inspection, licensor A.S. observed both exit doors were locked and deadbolted. This was discussed on site.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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
- April 27, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since May 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Chemicals were observed under the bathroom sink. The provider removed them during the visit.
· March 5, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 27, 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 Child #1, 2, and 3 do not have current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) forms.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 5, 2025
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
The observed immunization record was not on the CIS form, and some records were outdated. Risk
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Chemicals were observed under the bathroom sink. The provider removed them during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term
No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 17, 2024
WAC 110-300-0150(2) · Short Term
During the inspection, Licensor did not observe a variety of material for children ages 6-13 years old. Licensor H. did not observe educational material for this age range during the visit. Provider will need to obtain material that includes: arts, crafts, manipulatie materials, music, books, construction, and textured materials (2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
During the inspection, Licensor H. did not observe a current Food Handlers card for Provider with initials FE present in staff file during the visit (12)
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 20, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
During the licensing inspection, licensor A.S. observed both exit doors were locked and deadbolted. This was discussed on site.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (253) 391-6479
- Address
- 17714 46th Ave S, Seatac, WA 98188
- License
- PL-81994
- 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, Address — 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.