Child care in Seattle
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341 child care providers in Seattle, Washington.
From the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF): DCYF Licensed Childcare Center and School Age Program Providers. The record lists 2,516 child care providers in Washington.
What Washington’s list coversCenters and programs only
Licensed child care centers, school-age programs and outdoor nature-based programs only. Washington shows its licensed family home child care only in its Child Care Check search, which this site can’t read, so those homes aren’t here yet.
What we’ve asked for
We asked Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families on Oct 19, 2026 whether we may show its child care inspection records; we’re waiting for an answer. Until then, they’re on Child Care Check.
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What the words on these cards mean9
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Not read
- The file this site reads doesn’t carry what inspectors found, so nothing is counted here. It doesn’t mean the place has a clean record: the state’s own site may have its reports. Source: How this site reads each source.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- None on record
- The source lists nothing of this kind for the place, over the years its file covers. That is what the record holds, not proof that nothing ever happened. Source: How this site reads each source.
- Not published
- The source has no such field for this place. It isn’t a zero, and it isn’t a clean record. Source: How this site reads each source.
The list
- Child care center Bright Horizons Uwcc at Harborview Seattle, Washington 98104 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it73children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Bright Water School Seattle, Washington 98144 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it35children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Building Blocks Nursery School Seattle, Washington 98105 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it34children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Causeys Learning Seattle, Washington 98122 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it29children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 2 of 5
- School-age program Cdsa DBA Launch @ Kimball Seattle, Washington 98144 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it152children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cdsa Launch at Beacon Hill Seattle, Washington 98144 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it130children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- School-age program Cdsa Launch at Hawthorne Seattle, Washington 98118 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it120children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cdsa Launch at Hawthorne at Rcc Seattle, Washington 98118 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it20children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- School-age program Cdsa Launch at Leschi Seattle, Washington 98122 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it101children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cdsa Launch at Madrona Seattle, Washington 98122 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it171children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- School-age program Cdsa Launch at Maple Seattle, Washington 98108 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it138children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cdsa Launch at Miller Community Center Annex Seattle, Washington 98112 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it80children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- School-age program Cdsa Launch at Montlake Seattle, Washington 98112 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it60children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cdsa Launch Dcc Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it20children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cdsa Launch Highland Park Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it148children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- School-age program Cdsa Launch Sanislo Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it45children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cedar School Seattle, Washington 98133 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it74children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Central Branch Preschool Seattle, Washington 98144 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it28children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Chelsea House Montessori School Seattle, Washington 98125 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it18children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cherubs Nursery School LLC Seattle Seattle, Washington 98118 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it74children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Children’s Academy of Seattle Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it38children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Children’s Academy of Seattle II Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it86children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Children’s Academy of Seattle IV Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it42children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Childrens Center/Burke Gilman Gardens Seattle, Washington 98105 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it70children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Chinese Information and Service Center Bilingual Preschool Seattle, Washington 98104 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it39children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Christ the King Seattle, Washington 98133 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it65children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- School-age program Collaboration Station School-Age Seattle, Washington 98115 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it60children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Community Day Center for Children Seattle, Washington 98122 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it37children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Concordia Lutheran Childcare Seattle, Washington 98115 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it60children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Congregation Beth Shalom Early Child Ctr Seattle, Washington 98115 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it69children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Cooperative Children’s Center Seattle, Washington 98105 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it48children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Cosmopolitan Kids Downtown Academy Seattle, Washington 98104 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it129children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Cosmopolitan Kids Uptown Academy Seattle, Washington 98119 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it163children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Cottage School/Gatewood Seattle, Washington 98136 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it130children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Creative Beginnings Seattle, Washington 98112 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it27children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Creative Kids Learning Center Carkeek Community Center Seattle, Washington 98177 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it20children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Outdoor nature-based program Creative Kids Learning Center Onb Seattle, Washington 98177 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it16children, its licensed capacity TypeOutdoor Nature-Based ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Creative Kids Learning Center Seattle LLC Seattle, Washington 98177 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it170children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Creative Minds Academy LLC Seattle, Washington 98166 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it33children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center Seattle, Washington 98199 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it38children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- School-age program Delridge Community Center Seattle, Washington 98106 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it55children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Denise Louie Education Center Beacon Hill Seattle, Washington 98144 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it76children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center Denise Louie Education Center Yesler Terrace Seattle, Washington 98122 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it97children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Denise Louie Education Magnuson Park Seattle, Washington 98115 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it97children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Discovery Montessori Seattle, Washington 98199 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it40children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Early Learning & Dev Ctr/Greenwood Seattle, Washington 98103 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it58children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center Early Learning Development/Broadview Seattle, Washington 98133 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it49children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Educare Early Learning Center Seattle, Washington 98146 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it152children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 2 of 5
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Source:
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), DCYF Licensed Childcare Center and School Age Program Providers. Released Oct 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
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