Hafifa Family Child Care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 2, 2026
On file
3 visits since July 2024 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Seriousstorage closet that contains child diapers has chemicals stored which are accessible to children · July 28, 2025

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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · July 2, 2026

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term

the fence has a large gap at the bottom of the fence that poses a risk for entrapment and a sphere with a diamer of 3 1/2 inches could pass through it. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

the spring for the self-closing gate needs to be adjusted to ensure the gate automatically closes once opened. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

fire extinguisher was last serviced January 2025; extinguishers must be serviced annually.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 28, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

storage closet that contains child diapers has chemicals stored which are accessible to children

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · April 16, 2025 · Resolved May 20, 2025

Serious injury: Broken bone · Reported to the state by the program

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · July 18, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i) · Serious

Sliding glass door which is an emerency exit was locked at time of visit. Windows in two licensed bedrooms were locked at time of visit.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Cleaning chemicals are stored in cupboards that are not locked and are accessible to children.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Climbing dome, airplane teeter totter and slides do not have any ground cover.

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term

The gap near the edge of the deck that leads to unlicensed space needs to be repaired.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Hafifa Family Child Care hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

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 Hafifa Family Child Care? 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.