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South Lake Parent and Child Education Center

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What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since February 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

Jan 21, 2026No rules cited
Jan 7, 2025No rules cited
Feb 26, 2024No rules cited
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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 21, 2026
On file
3 visits since February 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

(206) 252-6617

Address
8601 Rainier Ave S
License
PL-7413, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4

Nearby

The eight closest of the 22 other licensed centers in ZIP 98118

All in ZIP 98118

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State record

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

Details

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.