Snoqualmie · Licensed center

Imagination Station Snoqualmie

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

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.

Licensing inspections

Sep 3, 2025No rules cited
Mar 24, 20252 citations

  • “The infant room has a baby gate that is blocking the exit path.”

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

  • “There were diaper creams that did not have the child's full name on them in the toddler and infant room.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)

May 29, 20242 citations

  • “There were some medication forms without stop dates in the toddler 1 room.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)

  • “There are some staff members that have expired safe sleep training.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(8)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 3, 2025
On file
3 visits since May 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — The infant room has a baby gate that is blocking the exit path. · March 24, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 24, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

The infant room has a baby gate that is blocking the exit path.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

There were diaper creams that did not have the child's full name on them in the toddler and infant room.

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 29, 2024

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

There were some medication forms without stop dates in the toddler 1 room.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

There are some staff members that have expired safe sleep training.

Report (PDF)

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How they teach

Emergent curriculum

“We follow the child's lead by using an emergent curriculum.”

A day here

Hours
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Meals and snacks prepared on site (no catering) to CACFP standards; two meals and two snacks daily (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, late snack)
Outdoors
All children go outside in all weather unless dangerous; infants and toddlers 20 minutes per 3 hours of programming, preschool-age and older 30 minutes per 3 hours
Sleep
Children 29 months or younger follow individual sleep patterns; alternate quiet activities offered for non-nappers
Screens
No screen time under age 2; limited to 1 hour per day for ages 2-5; none during meals, snacks, or nap/rest
Closed
Labor Day (September 7, 2026)

Policies

When a child is sick
Children with fever of 100.4°F or above plus other symptoms, vomiting 2+ times in 24 hours, or 2+ loose stools in 24 hours are not permitted to remain in care; parent is called to pick up
Special needs
Children with special needs accepted under ADA guidelines; individual plan of care developed for each child with a special health care need; staff trained on the care plan

Details

(425) 831-1916

Website
imaginationstation.care
Address
39184 SE Epsilon St
License
PL-24622, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 2
Ages they serve
4 weeks to 9 years old

Nearby

The eight closest of the 12 other licensed centers in ZIP 98065

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How they teach

State record

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

A day here

Policies

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.

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Nearby

The other centers’ visit lines are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 9, 2026.