How to say I’m on the take without saying I’m on the take.
A facebook poster found 539 childcare centers in
Washington state listing Somali as the primary language.
<><>Most Somali daycares pocket tax dollars don’t even give a street address.
<><>Somali daycares are submitting fraudulent claims for state grants and subsidies
<><>we have not even scratched the surface with uncovering Somali fraud
<><>The scale of nationwide Somali plundering tax-paid govt programs is INSANE.
<><>A 2024 report from the Washington State Dept of Children, Youth and Families,
<><>indicated 283 of the state’s daycare providers list Somali as their primary language.
There are several hundred state-licensed childcare centers in Washington state that list Somali as their primary language, and the apparent existence of 20 operating Somali daycares within a 3-block radius in a tax-subsidized housing area of Seattle.
Reports from late 2025 indicate that investigations by journalists found a cluster of approximately twenty listed daycares in a Seattle Housing Authority neighborhood of Rainier Valley, which are officially listed as Somali-run daycares on state govt records receiving millions in tax dollars.
Key findings from these independent investigations include the addresses appeared to be residential homes, not operational daycare centers with children or staff present.
When questioned, individuals at the locations often refused to answer questions or denied operating a childcare facility ...........despite active licenses listed on official records and remittances of millions of tax dollars to those locations.
Some say the empty centers were part of a “massive fraud” scheme to collect state and federal subsidies, similar to cases under federal investigation in Minnesota.
State officials have clarified that licensed Somali daycares are under increased scrutiny following these reports.
Use the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) online search tool, Child Care Check, to review licensing information, inspection reports, and complaints.
Contact Child Care Aware of Washington at 1-800-446-1114 for a personalized list of providers that meet specific needs, including those that accept the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) subsidy.
Families living in Seattle Housing Authority properties can find specific childcare resources and information about the Seattle Childcare Assistance Program (CCAP) on the Seattle Housing Authority website.