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Tukwila · Licensed family home

Yusuf Hafsa

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

The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Dec 18, 20252 citations
    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Exit gate is not self closing.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

    • First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “First aid kit is missing an elasitc wrapping bandage/ace bandage and thermometer.”

        WAC 110-300-0230(2)

  • Mar 6, 20253 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Assistant expired food handler card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Licensor observed front entrance door to be locked at the time of arrival for visit.”

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

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Licensor observed the wood pieces against the chain link fence to have some splintered pieces. Also observed was rose/thorn bushes with thorns. On the interior stairs, the carpet was taken off. This has left some sharp protruiding metals on the stairs that used to secure the stairs.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)

  • May 20, 20242 citations
    • Attendance recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “During 2023 - 2024 annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed no attendance records for children of the family home provider.”

        WAC 110-300-0455(2)

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “During the 2023-2024 annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed no annual fire safety inspection. The provider provided this information during a 5:00 pm facetime call.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

  • Mar 21, 20234 citations
    • Infant safe sleep practicesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “During the visit, the provider put her baby down to sleep in a bassinet that did not have a sheet. Instead, she had 2 blankets covering the mattress.”

        WAC 110-300-0291(1)(g)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “2(c): There was a string/shoelace hanging from a tree branch outside, accessible to children. 2(d): There was a garbage bag in a drawer under the nap mats accessible to children. There was also a garbage bag on the ground outside and the provider stated her children were playing with it. 3(a): There was a piece of metal that was not properly screwed into the exit gate, causing the screws to protrude and be accessible to children. There were multiple thorn bushes growing outside, that were accessible to children. The metal fence had pointy pieces of wire that were sticking out, accessible to children. 3(c): The bottom shelf of the diapering table was cracked and accessible to children. There was a door located downstairs that had a hole towards the bottome, accessible to children. There was a crack in a door upstairs accessible to children. 3(d): The fridge/freezer downstairs was accessible to children and did not have a lock/latch on it. There was an air vent upstairs by the sliding glass door that did not have a cover. 3(f): There is a tall shoe rack near the front door that was not very stable and was not secured to the wall. 3(g): The wire material on the chain link fence outside was very rusty. The handrail on the stairs had flaking paint. The walls downstairs had flaking paint. 4(f): There was a baby gate at the top of the stairs that was situated higher up from the stairs that created a tripping hazard and a gap larger than 3.5 inches.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The sliding glass door downstairs had a metal pole in it, preventing it from being opened during the visit.”

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

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “1(a): The provider had a container of Clorox wipes accessible to children on the dining room table. There was a container of bleach and a container of laundry detergent in a closet in the downstairs bathroom, accessible to children. The provider had several personal hygiene items sitting above the toilet in the upstairs bathroom. There was a bottle of hand sanitizer sitting next to the couch upstairs, accessible to children. 1(c): The provider had a bleach water in a spray bottle, but it was not labeled.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 70% of 401.

How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 417%
  • 2 of 420%
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
December 18, 2025
On file
4 visits since March 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Assistant expired food handler card. · March 6, 2025

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

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 18, 2025

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

Exit gate is not self closing.

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(2) · Short Term

First aid kit is missing an elasitc wrapping bandage/ace bandage and thermometer.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 6, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Assistant expired food handler card.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term

Licensor observed the wood pieces against the chain link fence to have some splintered pieces. Also observed was rose/thorn bushes with thorns. On the interior stairs, the carpet was taken off. This has left some sharp protruiding metals on the stairs that used to secure the stairs.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Licensor observed front entrance door to be locked at the time of arrival for visit.

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 20, 2024

Attendance records

WAC 110-300-0455(2) · Short Term

During 2023 - 2024 annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed no attendance records for children of the family home provider.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

During the 2023-2024 annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed no annual fire safety inspection. The provider provided this information during a 5:00 pm facetime call.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · March 21, 2023

Infant safe sleep practices

WAC 110-300-0291(1)(g) · Serious

During the visit, the provider put her baby down to sleep in a bassinet that did not have a sheet. Instead, she had 2 blankets covering the mattress.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

2(c): There was a string/shoelace hanging from a tree branch outside, accessible to children. 2(d): There was a garbage bag in a drawer under the nap mats accessible to children. There was also a garbage bag on the ground outside and the provider stated her children were playing with it. 3(a): There was a piece of metal that was not properly screwed into the exit gate, causing the screws to protrude and be accessible to children. There were multiple thorn bushes growing outside, that were accessible to children. The metal fence had pointy pieces of wire that were sticking out, accessible to children. 3(c): The bottom shelf of the diapering table was cracked and accessible to children. There was a door located downstairs that had a hole towards the bottome, accessible to children. There was a crack in a door upstairs accessible to children. 3(d): The fridge/freezer downstairs was accessible to children and did not have a lock/latch on it. There was an air vent upstairs by the sliding glass door that did not have a cover. 3(f): There is a tall shoe rack near the front door that was not very stable and was not secured to the wall. 3(g): The wire material on the chain link fence outside was very rusty. The handrail on the stairs had flaking paint. The walls downstairs had flaking paint. 4(f): There was a baby gate at the top of the stairs that was situated higher up from the stairs that created a tripping hazard and a gap larger than 3.5 inches.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

The sliding glass door downstairs had a metal pole in it, preventing it from being opened during the visit.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

1(a): The provider had a container of Clorox wipes accessible to children on the dining room table. There was a container of bleach and a container of laundry detergent in a closet in the downstairs bathroom, accessible to children. The provider had several personal hygiene items sitting above the toilet in the upstairs bathroom. There was a bottle of hand sanitizer sitting next to the couch upstairs, accessible to children. 1(c): The provider had a bleach water in a spray bottle, but it was not labeled.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(253) 455-6170
Area
Tukwila, 98188This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-6566
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 2

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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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