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Renton · Licensed family home

Kinder International childcare

At a glance

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

License: birth to 6 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

One citation, in September 2025, was at the state’s highest risk level, Immediate: Infant safe sleep practices.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Aug 17, 20262 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “A teeter-totter was observed on the turf without the required protective ground cover. The provider removed the teeter-totter during the visit.”

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

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “One handwritten immunization record did not have medical verification. Two immunization records documented on CIS forms were outdated.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Sep 2, 20255 citations, 1 Immediate
    • Infant safe sleep practicesImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.
      • “A blanket was observed draped over the side of an occupied crib.”

        WAC 110-300-0291(1)(h) · Immediate risk

    • Infant safe sleep practicesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Three infants were observed sleeping in the unlicensed storage room with the door closed and without proper supervision.”

        WAC 110-300-0291(1)(a)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “A secondary gate was installed on the emergency pathway leading to the outdoor emergency exit.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

    • Pets and animalsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Current immunization records for the household cat were not available.”

        WAC 110-300-0225(3)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “An interior door within the storage room, where babies were observed sleeping, lacked a safety lock and was accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

  • Aug 12, 20243 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “A two-step slide was positioned on a turf surface, with the slide portion facing down towards the concrete ground cover”

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

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Q-tips were observed on a top shelf in the bathroom, accessible to children. The box was labeled 'Keep out of reach of children.”

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

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “A stack of bottles with plain water was observed on the floor near the shelf. The stack was wrapped in plastic, with a circled opening measuring 5 inches by 6 inches”

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

  • Mar 19, 20241 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “TR cups were observed on all outlets instead of TR covers. WAC 110-300-0165(3)(e): Several tripping hazards were observed outside in the play area to the left and right of the house, including the cemented stairway leading from the house to the play area. WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e): The water temperature in the bathroom sink was measured at 131 degrees Fahrenheit. WAC 110-300-0165(5)(a): Outlets throughout the house were lacking TR covers. WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b): The outlet located in the bathroom was of the GFCI type but lacked a TR protector installed on it.”

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

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
August 17, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Immediate — A blanket was observed draped over the side of an occupied crib. · September 2, 2025

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

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 17, 2026

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

A teeter-totter was observed on the turf without the required protective ground cover. The provider removed the teeter-totter during the visit.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

One handwritten immunization record did not have medical verification. Two immunization records documented on CIS forms were outdated.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · September 2, 2025

Infant safe sleep practices

WAC 110-300-0291(1)(a) · Serious

Three infants were observed sleeping in the unlicensed storage room with the door closed and without proper supervision.

Infant safe sleep practices

WAC 110-300-0291(1)(h) · Immediate

A blanket was observed draped over the side of an occupied crib.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

A secondary gate was installed on the emergency pathway leading to the outdoor emergency exit.

Pets and animals

WAC 110-300-0225(3) · Serious

Current immunization records for the household cat were not available.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

An interior door within the storage room, where babies were observed sleeping, lacked a safety lock and was accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · August 12, 2024

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

A two-step slide was positioned on a turf surface, with the slide portion facing down towards the concrete ground cover

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Q-tips were observed on a top shelf in the bathroom, accessible to children. The box was labeled 'Keep out of reach of children.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

A stack of bottles with plain water was observed on the floor near the shelf. The stack was wrapped in plastic, with a circled opening measuring 5 inches by 6 inches

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 19, 2024

Safety requirements

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

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a): TR cups were observed on all outlets instead of TR covers. WAC 110-300-0165(3)(e): Several tripping hazards were observed outside in the play area to the left and right of the house, including the cemented stairway leading from the house to the play area. WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e): The water temperature in the bathroom sink was measured at 131 degrees Fahrenheit. WAC 110-300-0165(5)(a): Outlets throughout the house were lacking TR covers. WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b): The outlet located in the bathroom was of the GFCI type but lacked a TR protector installed on it.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(303) 746-1188
Area
Renton, 98059This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-83948
Quality program
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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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