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Kenmore · Licensed family home

Malsam Denise M

At a glance

  • Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
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What to know

License: 1 month to 13 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jul 7, 20261 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “In the shower area, shampoo and other personal care products were observed to be accessible to children.”

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

  • Aug 21, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 19, 2024Nothing cited
  • Sep 27, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 77% of 401 had rules cited at 2 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%This home
  • 2 of 420%
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 7, 2026
On file
4 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — In the shower area, shampoo and other personal care products were observed to be accessible to children. · July 7, 2026

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

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 7, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

In the shower area, shampoo and other personal care products were observed to be accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(206) 909-6230
Area
Kenmore, 98028This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-12306

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State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 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

Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity: 3 to 6 children. Mid-size is 7 to 11; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.

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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