Renton · Licensed center

Family Circle

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What the state has found

Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in February 2025. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023.

Of the 405 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.

Complaints the state found valid

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

Received Oct 24, 2024Valid complaintresolved Feb 16, 2025
The state’s report (PDF)
Received May 17, 2024Valid complaintresolved Jul 30, 2024
The state’s report (PDF)

Of the 215 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, 105 (49%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 63 (29%) have two or more, as this center does.

Licensing inspections

Sep 29, 2025No rules cited
Sep 26, 20243 citations

  • “Furnace room door unlocked in the Toddler Room (Early Head Start). Needs to be locked when children in care.”

    WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b)

  • “Sprinkler room ( in the middle preschool room in main building ) is unlocked and needs to be made inaccessable to children.”

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

  • “Play space near PreK room (leads to back parking lot) will need 9" of play chips near landing zones (slides, climbers). Areas need to be covered with 9" in a 6 foot circumfrence . Most have 5-7 " of play chips. Short 110-300-0165(2)(c) Term 09/27/2024”

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

Sep 6, 20233 citations

  • “Storage area in Hallway near Toddler room needs to be locked when children are present to prevent access.”

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

  • “* Slide on School age Playground needs 9" of play chips * Upper Preschool playground ladder and slide need 9" of play chips (ladder has 4") , (slide has 0")”

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

  • “Downstairs preschool room has a door in the back of room out of vision of staff that is unlocked and kids may get out. Needs to be locked as it is not an exit.”

    WAC 110-300-0166(3)(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 29, 2025
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Serious — Furnace room door unlocked in the Toddler Room (Early Head Start). Needs to be locked when children in care. · September 26, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Oct 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received October 24, 2024 · Resolved February 16, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 26, 2024

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious

Furnace room door unlocked in the Toddler Room (Early Head Start). Needs to be locked when children in care.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Sprinkler room ( in the middle preschool room in main building ) is unlocked and needs to be made inaccessable to children.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Play space near PreK room (leads to back parking lot) will need 9" of play chips near landing zones (slides, climbers). Areas need to be covered with 9" in a 6 foot circumfrence . Most have 5-7 " of play chips. Short 110-300-0165(2)(c) Term 09/27/2024

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Complaint 2 valid issues

Complaint · Received May 17, 2024 · Resolved July 30, 2024

The state’s report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 6, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 1, 2026

Storage area in Hallway near Toddler room needs to be locked when children are present to prevent access.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 1, 2026

* Slide on School age Playground needs 9" of play chips * Upper Preschool playground ladder and slide need 9" of play chips (ladder has 4") , (slide has 0")

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 1, 2026

Downstairs preschool room has a door in the back of room out of vision of staff that is unlocked and kids may get out. Needs to be locked as it is not an exit.

Report (PDF)

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Details

(425) 228-9111

Address
10717 SE 172nd St
License
PL-26636, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4

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State record

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

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.

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.