Stop 'N Play Child Care

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 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 5 of the 5 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
April 7, 2026
On file
5 visits since January 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousZahra's food handlers card expired · April 7, 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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 7, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

Zahra's safe sleep expired 04/05/2026 Date Disputed Date Disputed

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Zahra's food handlers card expired

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 27, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

Nada is missing; childcare basics, safe sleep, bloodborne pathogens, CPR/First aid, and food handlers. Samira missing; CPR and safe sleep Zahra missing; safe sleep expired 09/24/2024

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

Provider has the wrong size 1:AB

Report (PDF)

Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 27, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

bloodborne pathogen: Zahra Hassan and Muna Zahra is missing the following trainings; basic/standard first aid, CPR infant, and food handlers

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · August 2, 2023

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

gate is not self latching or self closing

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

Licensor observed corded blinds in licensed space Licensor observed cords plugged in wall accessible to children.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

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Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

HH Memeber, Kamal Barre 14 years old needs background check

Report (PDF)

Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 13, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

Licensor observed corded window blinds in downstairs licensed area and electrical outlets are not tamper resistant.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Stop 'N Play Child Care hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the seven findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in April 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 Stop 'N Play Child Care? 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.