Licensed center

A Plus Kids Care

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What the state has found

The state cited no rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in December 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 30 Seattle-area centers with 1 licensing inspection, 63% had no rules cited at it, as this center did. 37% had rules cited at it.

Licensing inspections

Dec 29, 2025No rules cited
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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
December 29, 2025
On file
1 visit, December 2025 — it cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Openings, Working Connections subsidy, tuition, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based

“A Plus uses a unique blend of project and play based learning- honoring different learning styles.”

What it costs

Application fee
$100

A day here

Hours
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Meals
Meals and snacks provided (not a USDA Food Program participant); no nut/nut product policy; prepared per CACFP/USDA standards
Outdoors
Daily outdoor programming for all enrolled children, except in extreme heat/cold or hazardous weather conditions; outdoor space includes slides, sandbox, basketball hoops, balls
Sleep
Rest period offered to children under 5 in care more than 6 hours or needing rest; alternative quiet activities for those who don't nap; no child forced to sleep
Screens
Screen time used very sparingly, at staff discretion, for educational purposes only
Updates for parents
Parents can contact staff via telephone, email, or face-to-face; twice-yearly formal family/provider conferences scheduled
Schedule
full-time and part-time
Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
DatesNew Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Juneteenth, Christmas Day and the day after (if weekday), plus Dec 26–27 professional days

Policies

When a child is sick
Children/staff excluded for listed illness symptoms, including fever of 101°F or higher (100.4°F for infants under 2 months), per Department of Public Health guidance
Special needs
Requires a written, parent-signed individual care plan for children with special needs/allergies covering diagnosis, medication, triggers, and emergency response; supports IEP/IHP/504/IFSP plans
Enrollment
2 weeks' notice required to terminate care (deposit covers the last 2 weeks, forfeited if care ends without notice); care may be terminated immediately for non-payment, unsafe/inappropriate behavior, or continual late payment or pickup

Details

(206) 773-5136

Website
akidscare.org
Address
6101 200th St SW
License
PL-86176, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
Infants 6 weeks–1 year, Toddlers 1–2.5 years, Preschool 2.5–5 years, Before & After School ages 5 and up

Nearby

The first eight, A to Z, of the 17 other licensed centers in ZIP 98036

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All checked September 2026.

How they teach

What it costs

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Policies

Details

Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 to 323.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

Nearby

The other centers’ visit lines are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 9, 2026.