Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Ghane Shiva
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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 4, 20263 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A loose plastic bag was found inside an unlocked bathroom drawer.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Handwashing and hand sanitizerShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff member did not wash hands prior to handling food.”
WAC 110-300-0200(4)
Handwashing and hand sanitizerShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff member brought child to bathroom to wash hands after eating, child fussed and staff member wiped with a baby wipe instead of washing with soap and water. Child did not wash hands prior to eating.”
WAC 110-300-0200(5)
- May 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 3, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 4, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
A loose plastic bag was found inside an unlocked bathroom drawer.
· May 4, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 4, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
A loose plastic bag was found inside an unlocked bathroom drawer.
Handwashing and hand sanitizer
WAC 110-300-0200(4) · Short Term
Staff member did not wash hands prior to handling food.
Handwashing and hand sanitizer
WAC 110-300-0200(5) · Short Term
Staff member brought child to bathroom to wash hands after eating, child fussed and staff member wiped with a baby wipe instead of washing with soap and water. Child did not wash hands prior to eating.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 458-1199
- Area
- Lynnwood, 98036This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-78009
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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Sources and dates
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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.