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Edmonds Lutheran Learning Center

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What the state has found

Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in September 2026. The state also cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since November 2023.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 29% had rules cited at all 4, as this center did. 7% had none cited.

Complaints the state found valid

Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.

Received Aug 21, 2026Valid complaintresolved Sep 29, 2026
  • “Allegations of a boy child exposign his genetals to the girl and hiding on the playground. Allegations that 5 year old girl's shirt was pulled up by a boy.”

    The state’s description of the complaint

The state’s report (PDF)
Received Jul 25, 2023Valid complaintresolved Aug 9, 2023
The state’s report (PDF)

Of the 205 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 157 (77%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 48 (23%) have one or more, as this center does.

Licensing inspections

Aug 26, 20261 citation
  • “One staff had expired Food card.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Dec 30, 20251 citation
  • “Licensor observed an infant sleeping in the bouncy seat and the teacher was rocking the infant with her foot as she was bottle feeding another child who was sitting on her lap.”

    WAC 110-300-0290(4) · Immediate risk

Feb 26, 20252 citations
  • “The Licensor observed a cord from the fan on the wall that went around the shelf and formed a loop. The cord must be secured to the wall to prevent hazard to children. 0165 (2) (d) The licensor observed a cabinet in the infant room that needed a child-proof lock. The cabinet contained liquid soap and plastic bags. 0165 (3) (c) The Licensor observed that on the way the children take to the playground there is a shed with broken doors, inside the shed there are shovels and other gardening and landscaping equipment accessible to children. Outside of the shed there were several wheelbarrows that also need to be made inaccessible to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

  • “The licensor observed a closet containining extra supplies of soap, plastic bags unlocked and left the sliding door open making prohibited objects accessible to the children. The storage has locks but on Wednesdays when community dinners are prepared by the elders, they keep them unlocked. The Licensor advised talking witht he senoors about locking the doors in between uses especially due to the fact that the cabinet is on the pathway that children take to the PreK bathroom.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

Nov 14, 20232 citations
  • “There was a rodent trap in a restroom that would be labeled "keep out of reach of children" in a location that could be accessible to children. The cleaning and sanitizing supplies in restoom could potentially be accessible to preschool children's reach due to low placement on wall.”

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

  • “There were staff employed longer than 3 months without inital child care basics training ( F.C.,E.H., N.R.R., D.M.L.) There were staff employed without Safe sleep (H.R., M.N.N., E.H., A.W.). There were staff employed longer than 3 months without completing initial training who did not complete training in recognizing and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation (E.H., D.M.L.). There were staff employed longer than 3 months without compleing intial training who did not complete emergency preparedness training (E.H., D.M.L.). There were staff employed longer than 3 months without completing intial training who did not complete training in serving families experiencing homelessness (E.H.).”

    WAC 110-300-0106(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 26, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Immediate — Licensor observed an infant sleeping in the bouncy seat and the teacher was rocking the infant with her foot as she was bottle feeding another child who was sitting on her lap. · December 30, 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 26, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

One staff had expired Food card.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received August 21, 2026 · Resolved September 29, 2026

“Allegations of a boy child exposign his genetals to the girl and hiding on the playground. Allegations that 5 year old girl's shirt was pulled up by a boy.”

The state’s description of the complaint

Reported to the state by the program

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

The state’s report (PDF)

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 30, 2025

Infant and toddler sleep, rest, and equipment

WAC 110-300-0290(4) · Immediate

Licensor observed an infant sleeping in the bouncy seat and the teacher was rocking the infant with her foot as she was bottle feeding another child who was sitting on her lap.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 26, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

The Licensor observed a cord from the fan on the wall that went around the shelf and formed a loop. The cord must be secured to the wall to prevent hazard to children. 0165 (2) (d) The licensor observed a cabinet in the infant room that needed a child-proof lock. The cabinet contained liquid soap and plastic bags. 0165 (3) (c) The Licensor observed that on the way the children take to the playground there is a shed with broken doors, inside the shed there are shovels and other gardening and landscaping equipment accessible to children. Outside of the shed there were several wheelbarrows that also need to be made inaccessible to children.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

The licensor observed a closet containining extra supplies of soap, plastic bags unlocked and left the sliding door open making prohibited objects accessible to the children. The storage has locks but on Wednesdays when community dinners are prepared by the elders, they keep them unlocked. The Licensor advised talking witht he senoors about locking the doors in between uses especially due to the fact that the cabinet is on the pathway that children take to the PreK bathroom.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · November 14, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

There was a rodent trap in a restroom that would be labeled "keep out of reach of children" in a location that could be accessible to children. The cleaning and sanitizing supplies in restoom could potentially be accessible to preschool children's reach due to low placement on wall.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious

There were staff employed longer than 3 months without inital child care basics training ( F.C.,E.H., N.R.R., D.M.L.) There were staff employed without Safe sleep (H.R., M.N.N., E.H., A.W.). There were staff employed longer than 3 months without completing initial training who did not complete training in recognizing and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation (E.H., D.M.L.). There were staff employed longer than 3 months without compleing intial training who did not complete emergency preparedness training (E.H., D.M.L.). There were staff employed longer than 3 months without completing intial training who did not complete training in serving families experiencing homelessness (E.H.).

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Complaint 2 valid issues

Complaint · Received July 25, 2023 · Resolved August 9, 2023

Reported to the state by the program

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

The state’s report (PDF)

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Who cares for your child

Hannah R. (Support Teacher) ten years there, Caitlin G. (Director) five years there, Carmen M. (Program Supervisor) 3.5 years there, Emily H. (Support Teacher) three years there, Miranda F. (Co-Lead Lil Sprout Teacher) 2.5 years there, Tashala C. (Co-Lead Honey Bee Teacher) two years there, Ashly W. (Support Teacher) two years there, Marlen N. (Support Teacher) two years there, Jaidyn R. (Support Teacher) two years there, Zulma N. (Support Teacher) two years there, Alma R. (Co-Lead Lil Llama Teacher), 16 years in early childhood and Yasmine G. (Co-Lead Honey Bee Teacher), 3 years in early childhood.

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
Families provide all meals for the first 9 months; from 9 months the center provides breakfast, lunch, and two snacks; families may keep providing finger-food meals in the infant room
Sleep
Infants sleep on demand
Updates for parents
Brightwheel app with daily digital record of feedings, naps, diapering, and photos

Details

(425) 776-2601

Website
edmondslutheranlearningcenter.com
Address
23525 84th Ave West
License
PL-12464, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

Nearby

The eight closest of the 10 other licensed centers in ZIP 98026

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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.