Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Kinder Harvard of Seattle
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 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 15, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 21, 20253 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Volunteer who was serving children food did not have Food handlers card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One staff did not have a MERIT account or a paper file on site. They had no record of passed PBC or TB test for the Licensor to determine their clearance.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed playground wood chips that were less than 9 inches deep around the climbing equipment.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Sep 12, 20232 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Front door that is emergancy exit needs to have door handle that is locked from outsde and unlocked from the inside.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Providers safe sleep and food permit are expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%
- 2 of 332%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Volunteer who was serving children food did not have Food handlers card.
· January 21, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 21, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Volunteer who was serving children food did not have Food handlers card.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
One staff did not have a MERIT account or a paper file on site. They had no record of passed PBC or TB test for the Licensor to determine their clearance.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed playground wood chips that were less than 9 inches deep around the climbing equipment.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 12, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 14, 2026
Front door that is emergancy exit needs to have door handle that is locked from outsde and unlocked from the inside.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 14, 2026
Providers safe sleep and food permit are expired.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 772-7737
- Area
- Lynnwood, 98037This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-12065
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 2
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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.