Licensed center

Creative Childcare Center

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since April 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 405 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 11% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Aug 5, 20261 citation
  • “Multiple doors in the classrooms were observed to be stiff and were hard to be opened at the time of inspection.”

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

Oct 28, 20257 citations
  • “A climbing play structure in the outdoor area was observed to be placed on turf surfacing at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

  • “Attendace record for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0480(2)

  • “Chipped paint and a dented hole were observed in the preschool classroom and required fixing at the time of inspection / Multiple seats of the childcare vehicle used for transportation were observed to need deep cleaning at the time of inspection.”

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

  • “Alarming devices were observed to be turned off when the emergency exit doors were opened at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b)

3 more from this inspection
  • “As reflected on MERIT, the facility site was not kept up-to-date at the time of inspection (Provider needs to remove employees who are no longer employed at the center). Two staff members were missing a resume/ One staff member was missing an emergency contact plan / Two staff members were missing the immunziation records including exemption documents at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0115(1)

  • “The first-aid kit observed inside the school age classroom was missing the following item at the time of inspection: Adhesive bandages of various sizes.”

    WAC 110-300-0230(3)

  • “Meal plans posted in the kitchen area did not reflect a serving of fruit or vegetable at least one snack per day at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0185(2)

Apr 29, 20254 citations
  • “The vehicle used for transporting children was observed to be locked at the time of inspection and the licensor was unable to observe the interior and the required items at the time of inspection. The vehicle used for transporting children was observed to be locked at the time of inspection and the licensor was unable to observe the interior and the required items at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0480(2)

  • “A horse rocker in the outdoor area was observed to be placed on turf surfacing at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

  • “A protruding nail was observed on a water toy in the outdoor area / a broken wood stick with splintered edges was observed in the outdoor area at the time of inspection. The back of two toy shelves in the toddler classroom were observed to need repairing at the time of inspection. A large size hole on the wall in the school age classroom / multiple holes on the wall in the preschool classroom / multiple holes on wall in the bathroom were observed at the time of inspection. The early learning program presmises did not have thermostats to indicate the indoor temperature at the time of inspection.”

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

  • “Early learning program's facility site (MERIT) was not kept up-to-date at the time of inspection (Two staff members' job titles were not updated / director's food worker card was not updated).”

    WAC 110-300-0115(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 5, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2025 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — A climbing play structure in the outdoor area was observed to be placed on turf surfacing at the time of inspection. · October 28, 2025

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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 5, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term

Multiple doors in the classrooms were observed to be stiff and were hard to be opened at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2025 Licensing visit 7 findings

Licensing visit · October 28, 2025

Staff records

WAC 110-300-0115(1) · Long Term

As reflected on MERIT, the facility site was not kept up-to-date at the time of inspection (Provider needs to remove employees who are no longer employed at the center). Two staff members were missing a resume/ One staff member was missing an emergency contact plan / Two staff members were missing the immunziation records including exemption documents at the time of inspection.

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(3) · Long Term

The first-aid kit observed inside the school age classroom was missing the following item at the time of inspection: Adhesive bandages of various sizes.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

A climbing play structure in the outdoor area was observed to be placed on turf surfacing at the time of inspection.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term

Chipped paint and a dented hole were observed in the preschool classroom and required fixing at the time of inspection / Multiple seats of the childcare vehicle used for transportation were observed to need deep cleaning at the time of inspection.

Menus, milk, and food

WAC 110-300-0185(2) · Long Term

Meal plans posted in the kitchen area did not reflect a serving of fruit or vegetable at least one snack per day at the time of inspection.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term

Alarming devices were observed to be turned off when the emergency exit doors were opened at the time of inspection.

Transportation and off-site activity policy

WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious

Attendace record for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 29, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) / 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term

A protruding nail was observed on a water toy in the outdoor area / a broken wood stick with splintered edges was observed in the outdoor area at the time of inspection. The back of two toy shelves in the toddler classroom were observed to need repairing at the time of inspection. A large size hole on the wall in the school age classroom / multiple holes on the wall in the preschool classroom / multiple holes on wall in the bathroom were observed at the time of inspection. The early learning program presmises did not have thermostats to indicate the indoor temperature at the time of inspection.

Staff records

WAC 110-300-0115(1) · Long Term

Early learning program's facility site (MERIT) was not kept up-to-date at the time of inspection (Two staff members' job titles were not updated / director's food worker card was not updated).

Transportation and off-site activity policy

WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious

The vehicle used for transporting children was observed to be locked at the time of inspection and the licensor was unable to observe the interior and the required items at the time of inspection. The vehicle used for transporting children was observed to be locked at the time of inspection and the licensor was unable to observe the interior and the required items at the time of inspection.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

A horse rocker in the outdoor area was observed to be placed on turf surfacing at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based

“Our programs are built on play-based learning, loving guidance, and strong parent partnerships.”

A day here

Meals
Provides meals and snacks
Sleep
Toddler program includes a rest period

Details

(206) 556-8101

Website
creativechildrencenter.com
Address
20040 International Blvd
License
PL-84947, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
infants through school-age children

Nearby

The first eight, A to Z, of the 10 other licensed centers in ZIP 98198

Programs elsewhere in the metro on the Seattle guide

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Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

All checked September 2026.

How they teach

State record

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

A day here

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; 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.