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Istaahil Childcare

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 9 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 27, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jan 28, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 15, 20241 citation
    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “One area of the fence has a gap greater than 3 and 1/2 inches.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(8)

  • Oct 27, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 77% of 401 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 417%This home
  • 2 of 420%
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 27, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 15, 2024

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term

One area of the fence has a gap greater than 3 and 1/2 inches.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(206) 701-4742
Area
Seattle, 98108This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-83453
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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