Covington · Licensed family home
MK Daycare
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 3 licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
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Licensing inspections
Apr 7, 20262 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Early Learning providers who prepare or servie food to children at an early learning program must obtain a current food worker card prior to preparing and serving food. Food worker card for GK expired as of 02/02/26 and AS are expired as of 02/20/26.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Early learning providers to care for infants must complete the safe sleep training as approved or offered by the department. This training must be completed annually. Safe sleep has expired for AS as of 02/24/26. Safe sleep has expired for GK as of 02/20/26.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Feb 19, 20251 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Lead teacher needs to show proof of current Food Handler Card Family Home Owner and lead teacher need to show proof of current Safe Sleep training as previous safe sleep training expired in December 2024”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Aug 30, 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
- April 7, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0106(12) Early Learning providers who prepare or servie food to children at an early learning program must obtain a current food worker card prior to preparing and serving food. Food worker card for GK expired as of 02/02/26 and AS are expired as of 02/20/26.
· April 7, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 7, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
110-300-0106(8) Early learning providers to care for infants must complete the safe sleep training as approved or offered by the department. This training must be completed annually. Safe sleep has expired for AS as of 02/24/26. Safe sleep has expired for GK as of 02/20/26.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12) Early Learning providers who prepare or servie food to children at an early learning program must obtain a current food worker card prior to preparing and serving food. Food worker card for GK expired as of 02/02/26 and AS are expired as of 02/20/26.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Lead teacher needs to show proof of current Food Handler Card Family Home Owner and lead teacher need to show proof of current Safe Sleep training as previous safe sleep training expired in December 2024
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 536-9323
- Address
- 17908 SE 257th ST, Covington, WA 98042
- License
- PL-81679
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 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.