Covington · Licensed center
Kyfs Jenkins Creek
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- Small developmental center, licensed for 19 children.
- Ages on the license: 3 years to 5 years.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 11% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 20, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Developmental
“comprehensive, 'whole-child' and family-focused preschool services for low-income children ages three to five”
A day here
- Schedule
- full-day, half-day
Details
- Website
- kyfs.org
- Address
- 26915 186th Ave SE
- License
- PL-6378, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
Nearby
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- Kindercare Learning Center 301186Large center · 0.7 miLast state visit Dec 12, 2025 · 1 citation
- La Petite Academy #7311Large center · 0.9 miLast state visit Mar 27, 2025 · nothing cited
- Conk Kids/Kentwood High SchoolSmall center · 1.4 miLast state visit Apr 20, 2026 · nothing cited
- Sonshine Learning Center CovingtonMedium center · 1.4 miLast state visit Jul 16, 2025 · nothing cited
- Family Circle Learning Center TooLarge center · 2.4 miLast state visit Aug 20, 2025 · nothing cited
- La Petite Academy #7313Large center · 3.8 miLast state visit Mar 11, 2026 · 4 citations
- The Goddard School KentLarge centerLast state visit Aug 12, 2026 · nothing cited
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 pjd.hak.mybluehost.me/…/KYFS-Annual-Report-2024.pdf
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 pjd.hak.mybluehost.me/…/KYFS-Annual-Report-2024.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 kyfs.org
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; 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 10, 2026.