Idman Family childcare

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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

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 2 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.

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

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 21, 2025
On file
4 visits since April 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousWhen this licensor arrived for an inspection, a deadbolt was being used to lock the front, emergency exit door resulting in the door not being unlocked from the inside. This licensor reviewed examples of door knobs/handles that meet WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) requirements while still being locked from the outside. Within two hours of the inspection, the provider replaced the doorknob with a doorknob that meets WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) requirements. · November 21, 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 21, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

When this licensor arrived for an inspection, a deadbolt was being used to lock the front, emergency exit door resulting in the door not being unlocked from the inside. This licensor reviewed examples of door knobs/handles that meet WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) requirements while still being locked from the outside. Within two hours of the inspection, the provider replaced the doorknob with a doorknob that meets WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) requirements.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 23, 2024

Bottle preparation

WAC 110-300-0280(1) · Short Term

Licensor observed 4 0z infant bottle filled with content in the cabinent without date and infants first or last name.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Idman Family childcare hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the one finding Washington DCYF ranked Serious in November 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

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 Idman Family childcare? 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.