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Covington · Licensed family home

Zara Daycare LLC

At a glance

  • Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
How a family home daycare works

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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since June 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 2, 20267 citations in 2 reports
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Providers bedroom window emergency exit is more than 44 inches above and exterior landing is higher than 48 inches. Long 110-300-0360(1) Term”

        WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii)

    • PostingsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.

      • “Provider missing current business license.”

        WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)

    A second state report dated the same day: 5 citations

    • Staff recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “110-300-0115(1) - Failure to correct.”

        WAC 110-300-0115(3)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “110-300-0165(3)(f) - Failure to correct”

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

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “110-300-0165(4)(a) - Failure to correct.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(4)(a)

    • Fire safety, Program and daily schedule, Child records and PostingsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Long Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.

      • “failure to correct”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2), WAC 110-300-0170(3)(f), WAC 110-300-0360(1), WAC 110-300-0460(2), WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2)

    • Curriculum philosophy and planningLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.

      • “110-300-030”

        WAC 110-300-0305(1)

  • Jun 15, 2026Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 2 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected twice split three ways: 21% had fewer, 41% the same, and 38% more (214 family homes).

How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare

Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None21%
  • 1 of 241%This home
  • Both38%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 2, 2026
On file
2 visits since June 2026 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(lv)(v)(vi)(vii) - Providers bedroom window emergency exit is more than 44 inches above and exterior landing is higher than 48 inches. Long 110-300-0360(1) Term · September 2, 2026

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

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 2, 2026

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(Iv)(v)(vi)(vii) · Serious

110-300-0166(4)(c)(ii)(iii)(lv)(v)(vi)(vii) - Providers bedroom window emergency exit is more than 44 inches above and exterior landing is higher than 48 inches. Long 110-300-0360(1) Term

Postings

WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0505 - Provider missing current business license.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · September 2, 2026

Staff records

WAC 110-300-0115(3) · Short Term

110-300-0115(1) - Failure to correct.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term

110-300-0165(3)(f) - Failure to correct

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(a) · Short Term

110-300-0165(4)(a) - Failure to correct.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) / 110-300-0170(3)(f) / 110-300-0360(1) / 110-300-0460(2) / 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Short Term / Long Term

failure to correct

Curriculum philosophy and planning

WAC 110-300-0305(1) · Long Term

110-300-030

Report (PDF)

Jun 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(206) 756-7838
Area
Covington, 98042This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-86786

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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

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.

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