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Covington · Licensed family home

MJ's PlayCare

At a glance

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

License: birth 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Mar 11, 20261 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “During the inspection a plug -in air freshner was observe in a bathroom outlet that was accessible to children in care. The item was removed during the visit.”

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

  • Mar 27, 20252 citations
    • Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Fire pit observed in outdoor area.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed a lawn mower and power tool accessible in the outdoor area.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • Sep 28, 2023Nothing cited

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
March 11, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — During the inspection a plug -in air freshner was observe in a bathroom outlet that was accessible to children in care. The item was removed during the visit. · March 11, 2026

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

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 11, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

During the inspection a plug -in air freshner was observe in a bathroom outlet that was accessible to children in care. The item was removed during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 27, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious

Fire pit observed in outdoor area.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Licensor observed a lawn mower and power tool accessible in the outdoor area.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(206) 734-5764
Area
Covington, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-6763
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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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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