Licensed center
YMCA Early Learning Center at Lea Hill
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- Medium center, licensed for 108 children.
- Ages on the license: 1 month to 7 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in May 2026. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since October 2023.
Of the 81 Seattle-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 37% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at both, 30% at neither.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
“Supervision concerns”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 201 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 114 children, 133 (66%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 41 (20%) have two or more, as this center does.
Licensing inspections
Oct 4, 20233 citations
“Licensor observed one or more staff needing to have updated BBP, Safe Sleep or Food Handlers card, not updated in Merit and staff file.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“Licensor observed plastic bags in preschool class Licensor observed loose cord in preschool class Licensor observed safety caps in outlets in multi-purpose room Licensor observed chipped paint on wall, accessible to children, in preschool class”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
“Licensor observed janitorial supplies brooms, mop and dust pan accesible to children near handwashing sink in toddler & preschool room.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 24, 2024
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed one or more staff needing to have updated BBP, Safe Sleep or Food Handlers card, not updated in Merit and staff file.
· October 4, 2023
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 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received January 8, 2026 · Resolved May 14, 2026
“Supervision concerns”
The state’s description of the complaint
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
Feb 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received February 18, 2025 · Resolved May 8, 2025
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 4, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Licensor observed one or more staff needing to have updated BBP, Safe Sleep or Food Handlers card, not updated in Merit and staff file.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed plastic bags in preschool class Licensor observed loose cord in preschool class Licensor observed safety caps in outlets in multi-purpose room Licensor observed chipped paint on wall, accessible to children, in preschool class
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Licensor observed janitorial supplies brooms, mop and dust pan accesible to children near handwashing sink in toddler & preschool room.
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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
- 12832 SE 312th St
- License
- PL-79225, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
Nearby
- Little Jacks Corner DaycareSmall center · 4.9 miLast state visit Nov 20, 2025 · nothing cited
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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
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.