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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.

Licensing inspections

Aug 24, 2026No rules cited
Feb 18, 20261 citation

  • “Gate closing and locking mechanisms were not working when tested.”

    WAC 110-300-0145(11)

Feb 19, 20251 citation

  • “A storage closet was unlocked and corrected on site. Janitorial equipment was accessible to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b), WAC 110-300-0260(5)

Nov 7, 20232 citations

  • “A staff member's over the counter medication was stored in kitchen, not in a separate container, with food and was removed immediately during inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)

  • “Playground equipment did not meet CPSC guidelines for public play spaces due to lack of fall zones around equipment and equipment being rated for residential use only. The woodchips under playground equipment were not at least nine inches deep, per CPSC guidelines.”

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

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 24, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — A storage closet was unlocked and corrected on site. Janitorial equipment was accessible to children. · February 19, 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 nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 18, 2026

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

Gate closing and locking mechanisms were not working when tested.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 19, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

A storage closet was unlocked and corrected on site. Janitorial equipment was accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · November 7, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious

A staff member's over the counter medication was stored in kitchen, not in a separate container, with food and was removed immediately during inspection.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Playground equipment did not meet CPSC guidelines for public play spaces due to lack of fall zones around equipment and equipment being rated for residential use only. The woodchips under playground equipment were not at least nine inches deep, per CPSC guidelines.

Report (PDF)

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Details

(425) 670-1622

Address
21313 84th Ave W
License
PL-15032, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

Nearby

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

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All checked September 2026.

State record

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

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.