Lynnwood · Licensed family home
Paradise in Ash Way LLC
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 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 29, 20261 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“When leaving, the licensor noticed that the gate was ajar. Licensro tried to close the gate and several times the gate stayed opened. the spring is present but is not pulling the gate tightly.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
May 13, 20253 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“the Provider had expired in January 2025 Food handlers permit in MERIT and on site.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“the Provider had expired in January 2025 Sfae sleep training in MERIT and on site.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“the Licensor observed plastic bags and gloves in the bathroom on the changing table lower shelf.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
May 8, 20242 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Slididng glass door had a child lock on it, which prevented the door from opening.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The indoor temperature was 66 degrees Fahrenheit. The water temperature measures at 122 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(a)
Jan 8, 20241 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Sliding glass door had a piece of wood in the track which would prevent it from being open during an emergency.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
- Jul 14, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 4 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 52% of 97 had rules cited at 3 or fewer.
How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 57%
- 2 of 58%
- 3 of 530%
- 4 of 526%This home
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 29, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
the Provider had expired in January 2025 Food handlers permit in MERIT and on site.
· May 13, 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 29, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
When leaving, the licensor noticed that the gate was ajar. Licensro tried to close the gate and several times the gate stayed opened. the spring is present but is not pulling the gate tightly.
May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 13, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
the Provider had expired in January 2025 Food handlers permit in MERIT and on site.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
the Provider had expired in January 2025 Sfae sleep training in MERIT and on site.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
the Licensor observed plastic bags and gloves in the bathroom on the changing table lower shelf.
May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 8, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(a) · Short Term
The indoor temperature was 66 degrees Fahrenheit. The water temperature measures at 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Slididng glass door had a child lock on it, which prevented the door from opening.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 8, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Sliding glass door had a piece of wood in the track which would prevent it from being open during an emergency.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 244-4979
- Address
- 15600 Ash Way, Lynnwood, WA 98087
- License
- PL-83283
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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.