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- Small center, licensed for 36 children.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 6 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in June 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 30 Seattle-area centers with 1 licensing inspection, 37% had rules cited at it, as this center did. 63% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Jun 8, 20261 citation
“Emergency exit, next to the kitchen, has a lock to be turned before opening the door handle. Licensor gave technical assistance for options to come into compliance with a one motion handle if a lock is used.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- June 8, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, June 2026 — it cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Emergency exit, next to the kitchen, has a lock to be turned before opening the door handle. Licensor gave technical assistance for options to come into compliance with a one motion handle if a lock is used.
· June 8, 2026
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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 8, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Emergency exit, next to the kitchen, has a lock to be turned before opening the door handle. Licensor gave technical assistance for options to come into compliance with a one motion handle if a lock is used.
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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
- Address
- 17050 116th Ave SE
- License
- PL-86544, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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All checked September 2026.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License, Quality program data.wa.gov
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 9, 2026.