Seattle · Licensed family home
Shamso Day Care
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 March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Dec 30, 20251 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit gate in the outdoor play space was not self-latching.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Nov 6, 20242 citations
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“An annual fire inspection report was not observed at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The thermostat inside the refrigeration appeared to be malfuntioned at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0197(3)
- Mar 1, 2024Nothing 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
- December 30, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Short Term —
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit gate in the outdoor play space was not self-latching.
· December 30, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 30, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit gate in the outdoor play space was not self-latching.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 6, 2024
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
An annual fire inspection report was not observed at the time of inspection.
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
The thermostat inside the refrigeration appeared to be malfuntioned at the time of inspection.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 294-8703
- Area
- Seattle, 98146This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82445
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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
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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 — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
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.