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Lynnwood · Licensed family home

Khan Firdose

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.

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 both of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 5, 20251 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The Licensor observed plastic bags in the unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom. There are also plastic bags in the closet in the hallway leading to the bathroom. The licensor suggested removing all prohibited materials and objects or placing child locks on both the cabinet in the bathroom and the closet sliding door. 0165 (3) (g) The Licensor observed toys inside and outside that were in poor condition, puzzles with rubbed off pictures, white board covered in crayon. Walls had dents behind where the door hits the wall with loose plaster coming out.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

  • Sep 28, 20235 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Small climbers not on WAC approved ground cover need to be moved or ground cover added. Provider has 2 bouncing horses not on WAC approved ground cover and need to be removed.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b), WAC 110-300-0146(4)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Window blind in licensd bathroom needs to be removed. Nail protruding from toy shelf needs to be removed or hammered flush. Outlet in hall needs to have TR outlet replaced. Outlet in licensed bathroom next to sink needs to be replaced with GFCI outlet.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Chemicals under kitchen sink need to have a lock placed on the doors.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Provider needs to obtain updated food permit.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Providers daughter who is an assistant has expired background check.”

        WAC 110-300-0105(2)

The state cited rules at both of this home's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 62% of 214.

How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare

Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None21%
  • 1 of 241%
  • Both38%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 5, 2025
On file
2 visits since September 2023 — both cited findings
Most serious
Serious — The Licensor observed plastic bags in the unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom. There are also plastic bags in the closet in the hallway leading to the bathroom. The licensor suggested removing all prohibited materials and objects or placing child locks on both the cabinet in the bathroom and the closet sliding door. 0165 (3) (g) The Licensor observed toys inside and outside that were in poor condition, puzzles with rubbed off pictures, white board covered in crayon. Walls had dents behind where the door hits the wall with loose plaster coming out. · March 5, 2025

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

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 5, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

The Licensor observed plastic bags in the unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom. There are also plastic bags in the closet in the hallway leading to the bathroom. The licensor suggested removing all prohibited materials and objects or placing child locks on both the cabinet in the bathroom and the closet sliding door. 0165 (3) (g) The Licensor observed toys inside and outside that were in poor condition, puzzles with rubbed off pictures, white board covered in crayon. Walls had dents behind where the door hits the wall with loose plaster coming out.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · September 28, 2023

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) / 110-300-0146(4) · Serious

Small climbers not on WAC approved ground cover need to be moved or ground cover added. Provider has 2 bouncing horses not on WAC approved ground cover and need to be removed.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) / 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

Window blind in licensd bathroom needs to be removed. Nail protruding from toy shelf needs to be removed or hammered flush. Outlet in hall needs to have TR outlet replaced. Outlet in licensed bathroom next to sink needs to be replaced with GFCI outlet.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Chemicals under kitchen sink need to have a lock placed on the doors.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Provider needs to obtain updated food permit.

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Providers daughter who is an assistant has expired background check.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(425) 478-9786
Area
Lynnwood, 98036This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-23074
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

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.

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