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Kent · Licensed family home

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At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in August 2024 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2024.

One citation, in May 2026, was at the state’s highest risk level, Immediate: Water hazards and swimming pools.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

Of the 719 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 12 children, 673 (94%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 46 (6%) have one or more, as this home does.

How all 719 similar-size family homes compare

Of the 719 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 12 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None94%
  • One or more6%This home

Licensing inspections

  • May 1, 20262 citations, 1 Immediate
    • Water hazards and swimming poolsImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.

      • “During the visit, the outdoor play area was observed to have a fence with a back gate that did not have a locking mechanism. The gate provides access to an area that leads to a nearby body of water.”

        WAC 110-300-0175(1) · Immediate risk

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “The designated emergency exit door was intially observed to be locked; the correction was made during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

  • Apr 9, 2025Nothing cited
  • Feb 28, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.

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%This home
  • 2 of 332%
  • All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
May 1, 2026
On file
3 visits since February 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Immediate — During the visit, the outdoor play area was observed to have a fence with a back gate that did not have a locking mechanism. The gate provides access to an area that leads to a nearby body of water. · May 1, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 1, 2026

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

The designated emergency exit door was intially observed to be locked; the correction was made during the visit.

Water hazards and swimming pools

WAC 110-300-0175(1) · Immediate

During the visit, the outdoor play area was observed to have a fence with a back gate that did not have a locking mechanism. The gate provides access to an area that leads to a nearby body of water.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received May 15, 2024 · Resolved August 1, 2024

The state’s report (PDF)

Feb 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(253) 508-3699
Area
Kent, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-14574
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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