Issaquah · Licensed family home
Ma's Place 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 8, 20261 citation
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“3 children files were reviewed. One child file did not contain immunization records.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Apr 11, 20253 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Garbage and zip lock bags accessible to children in the kitchen. The items were removed at the time of the inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The emergency plan is missing information about how to respond to natural disasters or other emergencies.What provider would do if she had an emergency and had to leave children unattended. It is not being reviewed by parents at enrollment time.”
WAC 110-300-0470(1)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The emergency plan is missing specific information about how provider will respond to different types of emergencies such as earthquacke or shelter in pace, there is no information about alternative location, what to take when evacuating children.”
WAC 110-300-0470(2)
May 16, 20242 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed a leaf blower in the back room, next to the glass sliding doors, accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Safe water sourcesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Water testing results were not available for review during monitoring inspect. Provider will follow up with licensor.”
WAC 110-300-0235(2)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had fewer: 66% of 698.
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%
- All 334%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Garbage and zip lock bags accessible to children in the kitchen. The items were removed at the time of the inspection.
· April 11, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 8, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
3 children files were reviewed. One child file did not contain immunization records.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 11, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Garbage and zip lock bags accessible to children in the kitchen. The items were removed at the time of the inspection.
WAC 110-300-0470(1) · Short Term
The emergency plan is missing information about how to respond to natural disasters or other emergencies.What provider would do if she had an emergency and had to leave children unattended. It is not being reviewed by parents at enrollment time.
WAC 110-300-0470(2) · Short Term
The emergency plan is missing specific information about how provider will respond to different types of emergencies such as earthquacke or shelter in pace, there is no information about alternative location, what to take when evacuating children.
May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 16, 2024
WAC 110-300-0235(2) · Short Term
Water testing results were not available for review during monitoring inspect. Provider will follow up with licensor.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Licensor observed a leaf blower in the back room, next to the glass sliding doors, accessible to children.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 427-2722
- Area
- Issaquah, 98029This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-18550
- Quality program
- Early Achievers rating expired
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 — 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.