SeaTac · Licensed family home
Emana 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 3 of its licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 27, 20261 citation
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“2) Immunizations were not updated annually.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
May 27, 20251 citation
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider does not have fire and evacuation drills for each calendar month. 110-300-0470(4)(b) - Provider does not have earthquake, lockdown, or shelter-in-place drills for every three calendar months.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
Oct 27, 20231 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The front door deadbolt was observed to be locked during the visit. It was then kept unlocked during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 27, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
The front door deadbolt was observed to be locked during the visit. It was then kept unlocked during the visit.
· October 27, 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 27, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
2) Immunizations were not updated annually.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 27, 2025
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
110-300-0470(4)(a) - Provider does not have fire and evacuation drills for each calendar month. 110-300-0470(4)(b) - Provider does not have earthquake, lockdown, or shelter-in-place drills for every three calendar months.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 27, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The front door deadbolt was observed to be locked during the visit. It was then kept unlocked during the visit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 356-3429
- Address
- 4362 S. 179th St, SeaTac, WA 98188
- License
- PL-12376
- 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.