SeaTac · Licensed family home
First Academy 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 8, 20262 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The food handler permit for the assistant staff member was expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One child with a special milk dietary preference did not have a completed milk preference/milk intolerance form on file.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
- Apr 7, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 2, 20233 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A container of Clorox wipes was accessible to children in the bathroom. Provider moved it during visit so it was inaccessible.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Transportation and off-site activity policySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider had not been bringing emergency medical authorization forms during transportation.”
WAC 110-300-0480(2)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The front door/emergency exit was locked. The provider unlocked the door during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
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%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The food handler permit for the assistant staff member was expired.
· January 8, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 8, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
The food handler permit for the assistant staff member was expired.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
One child with a special milk dietary preference did not have a completed milk preference/milk intolerance form on file.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 2, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
A container of Clorox wipes was accessible to children in the bathroom. Provider moved it during visit so it was inaccessible.
Transportation and off-site activity policy
WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious
Provider had not been bringing emergency medical authorization forms during transportation.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The front door/emergency exit was locked. The provider unlocked the door during the visit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 383-1350
- Area
- SeaTac, 98188This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82360
- 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 — 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.