Covington · Licensed family home
Kind Cave Home Childcare
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 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 2, 20261 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Fence on the right side of the outdoor licensed space as a broken section, leaving a nail exposed and wood with sharp edges; will need to be repaired.”
WAC 110-300-0145(8)
- Jul 30, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 19, 20241 citation
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Licensor observered water temperature at 127.1 degrees during inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
- Oct 26, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 58% of 401 had rules cited at 3 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%
- 2 of 420%This home
- 3 of 427%
- All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 2, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Short Term —
Fence on the right side of the outdoor licensed space as a broken section, leaving a nail exposed and wood with sharp edges; will need to be repaired.
· September 2, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 2, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term
Fence on the right side of the outdoor licensed space as a broken section, leaving a nail exposed and wood with sharp edges; will need to be repaired.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 19, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
Licensor observered water temperature at 127.1 degrees during inspection.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (253) 245-7482
- Area
- Covington, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82237
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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 — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
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.