Seattle · Licensed family home
Kusum's Child Care & Pre-School
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 December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 21, 20261 citation
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, it was observed that plastic bags were accessible to children. These were removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
- Sep 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 28, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 19, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Food Worker Cards are expired. 110-300-0106(8) Safe Sleep Training is expired.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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
- August 21, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of inspection, it was observed that plastic bags were accessible to children. These were removed during the visit.
· August 21, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 21, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of inspection, it was observed that plastic bags were accessible to children. These were removed during the visit.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 19, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12) Food Worker Cards are expired. 110-300-0106(8) Safe Sleep Training is expired.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 403-7280
- Address
- 11735 26th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
- License
- PL-5830
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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, Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License, Quality program — Checked July 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.