Seattle · Licensed family home
Jeylani Zahra
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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 15, 20264 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“No documentation of a current food handlers card provided during inspection visit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The backyard outside area- one of the gates does not self-close or latch anymore needs repair.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider needs to call fire dept. to schedule a fire safety inspection, and repeat annually.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Need to get a working thermometer.”
WAC 110-300-0230(2)
Nov 17, 20251 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensee food worker card was expired as of 11/9/25.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Nov 5, 20242 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“emergency exit door downstairs was locked w/dead bolt but was corrected on-site.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Fire drills not done every month need to practice and record every month. Emergency drills not done every 3 months, need to do an emergency drill and record.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a), WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
Nov 4, 20233 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to remove lawn mower from play yard.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensee daughter is now age 13 and needs background check completed. MERIT currently says withdrawn.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“fence/gate is broken and waiting repair.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.
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%
- 2 of 420%
- 3 of 427%
- All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
No documentation of a current food handlers card provided during inspection visit.
· October 15, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · October 15, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
No documentation of a current food handlers card provided during inspection visit.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The backyard outside area- one of the gates does not self-close or latch anymore needs repair.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Provider needs to call fire dept. to schedule a fire safety inspection, and repeat annually.
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(2) · Short Term
Need to get a working thermometer.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 17, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Licensee food worker card was expired as of 11/9/25.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 5, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
emergency exit door downstairs was locked w/dead bolt but was corrected on-site.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) / 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
Fire drills not done every month need to practice and record every month. Emergency drills not done every 3 months, need to do an emergency drill and record.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · November 4, 2023
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
fence/gate is broken and waiting repair.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
need to remove lawn mower from play yard.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Licensee daughter is now age 13 and needs background check completed. MERIT currently says withdrawn.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 359-2792
- Address
- 5010 39TH AVE NE, Seattle, WA 98105
- License
- PL-82540
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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
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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, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; 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.