Licensed center
Lake Stevens Christian Academy
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- Medium play-based center, licensed for 100 children.
- Ages on the license: 1 month to 13 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since May 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 81 Seattle-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at both, as this center did. 30% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
May 13, 20261 citation
“Licensor observed the binder where some of the CIS forms have not been updated since 2023.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
May 22, 20251 citation
“Child with an allergy has all documents except the ICP food plan. Provider will have parent fill out.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 13, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since May 2025 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Child with an allergy has all documents except the ICP food plan. Provider will have parent fill out.
· May 22, 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.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 13, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
Licensor observed the binder where some of the CIS forms have not been updated since 2023.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 22, 2025
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Child with an allergy has all documents except the ICP food plan. Provider will have parent fill out.
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How they teach
Play-based and faith-based
“LSCDP provides a faith-based, hands-on, early learning program that teaches the whole child.”
What it costs
- Application fee
- $100
A day here
- Hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided at no extra charge; peanut-free facility
- Outdoors
- Infants get outside play during spring and summer, weather permitting
- Sleep
- Toddlers through pre-K age have rest time after lunch; infants nap in cribs on their backs without a blanket
- Diapers
- Parents supply disposable diapers or pull-ups
- Updates for parents
- ProCare app for milestones, photos/videos, attendance, and family/child information
- Schedule
- full-time (25+ hours/week) and part-time (under 25 hours/week) enrollment, plus a separate half-day Pre-School Only program (9am-12pm, 3-4 days/week)
- Closed
- 6 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed Memorial Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day; closes at 3pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Children with specified illness symptoms (fever 100°F+, vomiting, diarrhea, pink eye, etc.) will not be accepted; must be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning
Details
- Website
- lakestevenscdp.com
- Address
- 9805 31st Place NE
- License
- PL-7475, active
- Ages they serve
- 6 weeks through 12 years old
Nearby
- Lake Stevens Day CareSmall center · 1.4 miLast state visit Aug 21, 2025 · 2 citations
- Kids Way Child Care & Early Learning Center IncSmall center · 1.7 miLast state visit Sep 30, 2025 · nothing cited
- Country Dawn KindergartenMedium center · 3.2 miLast state visit Dec 22, 2025 · nothing cited
- Country Dawn PreschoolLarge center · 3.2 miLast state visit Mar 19, 2026 · complaint investigation
- Kids N Us Lake StevensLarge center · 3.9 miLast state visit May 21, 2026 · 1 citation
- Columbia Crest Montessori Lake StevensLarge centerLast state visit Sep 9, 2026 · nothing cited
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How they teach
What it costs
- Application fee lakestevenscdp.com/…/LSCDP_handbook_9-2025.pdf
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Diapers, Hours, Schedule, Closed lakestevenscdp.com/…/LSCDP_handbook_9-2025.pdf
- Outdoors lakestevenscdp.com
- Updates for parents lakestevenscdp.com
Policies
- When a child is sick lakestevenscdp.com/…/LSCDP_handbook_9-2025.pdf
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license findchildcarewa.org
- Website lakestevenscdp.com
- Address, License data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve lakestevenscdp.com
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 10, 2026.