Kirkland · Licensed center

Discovery Center Child Care

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 405 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.

Licensing inspections

Apr 14, 2026No rules cited
Feb 25, 2025No rules cited
Jun 4, 20242 citations

  • “Under the handwashing sink were bottles of bleach, hand sanitizer, and other cleaning chemicals”

    WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • “One child's file was missing emergency contact information”

    WAC 110-300-0460(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 14, 2026
On file
3 visits since June 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Under the handwashing sink were bottles of bleach, hand sanitizer, and other cleaning chemicals · June 4, 2024

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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · June 4, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Under the handwashing sink were bottles of bleach, hand sanitizer, and other cleaning chemicals

Child records

WAC 110-300-0460(3) · Short Term

One child's file was missing emergency contact information

Report (PDF)

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How they teach

Play-based

“Children learn through play and life experiences.”

Who cares for your child

Kelly Alonzo (Lead School Age Teacher and Program Director) since 2004, Nicole Kramer (Lead Teacher, Toddler Room (The Wiggle Worms)) since 2005, Inna Mednikova (Baby teacher (infant room)) since 2007, Cheree Harder (Lead Teacher, Pre-K (The Bears)) since 2013 and Parveen Bashir (Lead Teacher, Preschool (The Seagulls)) since 2015.

Of 2,387 Seattle-area providers, 75 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.

A day here

Meals
Center provides healthy meals and snacks; parents supply food for restricted diets (allergies/preference)
Sleep
Scheduled nap time (11:40am-2:00pm); parents provide a blanket, center provides and launders cot sheets weekly
Diapers
Parents supply diapers/pull-ups and wipes
Updates for parents
Infant and toddler daily reports; preschool weekly newsletters; verbal communication at start and end of day; monthly newsletter; parent conferences fall and spring or on request
Schedule
full-time, two-day and three-day programs
Closed
9 holidays and breaks a year
DatesNew Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, the last 3 days of August, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Day, and the week between Christmas and New Year's Day

Details

(425) 827-0727

Website
discovery-center.com
Address
13111 NE 85th Street
License
PL-26397, active
Established
1994

Nearby

The eight closest of the 14 other licensed centers in ZIP 98033

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

State record

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

A day here

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.