Birch Tree Academy - Lake Hills Campus

Childcare · Bellevue · 655 156th Ave. SE #200

What Shortlist has verified

Hours 10.5 hours a day Checked July 2026
Days 5 days a week Checked July 2026
Licensed capacity 150 children Checked June 2026
State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled Checked April 2026
License status Active Checked June 2026

Each date is when Shortlist last checked that fact against its source.

State record — Washington DCYF

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · August 27, 2025

Safety requirements · WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

One of the window blind cords in the Chipmunks classroom is not attached to the wall allowing the formation of a loop.

Food allergies and special dietary needs · WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Individual care plans for allergies for a couple of children were missing substitute foods.

Medication · WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

The child with Benadryl didn't have a medical form.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 27, 2024

Safety requirements · WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

Window blinds in the Chipmunks room are not retrofitted in a manner that eliminates the formation of loops. The blink cords were folded and hung "out of reach."

Safety requirements · WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

Charging cables capable of forming a loop around a child's neck were accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Complaint

Complaint · August 1, 2023

Medication · WAC 110-300-0215(3)(d) · Short Term

Provider didn't return the medication to parents or follow FDA guidelines when they disposed of it.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · August 2, 2023

Food allergies and special dietary needs · WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Child, Damir Karimov, doesn't have an individual care plan for his nut allergy.

Medication · WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Epi-pen medical authorization form didn't have side effects listed on it. Unused medicatoin (Epi-pen) not returned to parent and not disposed of according to FDA recommendations.

Emergency preparation and exiting · WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Entrance door (exit door) requires special knowledge to open.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies · WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Nail polish stored in the closet in the reception area. Sunscreens labled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children. Toilet plungers and brushes stored next to the toilets.

Report (PDF)

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