Salmaan Family Childcare

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What kind of place is this?

Size 10 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 30, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousLicensor observed household member background check expired. Date Disputed Date Disputed · July 30, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · July 30, 2026

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Licensor observed household member background check expired. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

Licensor observed wires that can form a loop around a child's neck accessible to children. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Licensor observed child file that is missing a complete, current and medically verified CIS immunization form from the WA IIS system.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 17, 2025

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Licensor observed one staff H.D background was withdrawn.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · February 4, 2025 · Resolved March 13, 2025

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 13, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Plastic bag accessible to children observed stored on diaper changing table shelf. Provider corrected the violation during the visit.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

Provider did not have paperwork to view that a local government agency completed an annual fire inspection or a copy of the State Fire Marshal form filled out by the provider.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 21, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

A heavy metal chain-link chain, was observed looped around a metal fence and locked with a paddle key lock. The metal heavy gaged chain observed forming a loop that could get around a Childs neck posing a safety hazard to children. Cracked slide and swing structure was observed in the outdoor area and removed by provider during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Salmaan Family Childcare hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the three findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Salmaan Family Childcare? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.