Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
110-300-0106(12)- According to Merit (provider did not have any physical staff files), staff member Manoor has expired or incomplete food handler card. Date Disputed Date Disputed· February 13, 2026
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.
Complaint · March 24, 2026 · Resolved May 11, 2026
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
Licensing visit · February 13, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12)- According to Merit (provider did not have any physical staff files), staff member Manoor has expired or incomplete food handler card. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
110-300-0105(2)- New staff member Layla (not listed on merit page) was on site supervising children and did not have a current, approved background check. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b) · Serious
110-300-0165(3)(b)- The kitchen area did not have a safety gate up making it easily accessible to children. The oven did not appear to have a safety lock on it. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
110-300-0165(4)(e)- The water temperature range was around 139 degrees fahrenheit.
Licensing visit · October 9, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed a plastic garbage bag and a plastic water bottle bag in the outdoor play area.
Complaint · March 20, 2024 · Resolved May 13, 2024
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Assistant left in charge during provider's absence does not have a submitted and/or cleared background check. Assistant left in charge during provider's absence does not have a TB test.
Licensing visit · October 5, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed the back door that leads to outside to be locked during operating hours.
Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
Ask what changed after the six findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in February 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
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.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Do you run Falestin daycare? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.