Child care in Tacoma
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99 child care providers in Tacoma, 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 Abc Elc Campus II Tacoma, Washington 98405 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 Abc Elc LLC Tacoma, Washington 98405 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 ratingEarly Achievers: 5 of 5
- Child care center Alice’s Precious Jewels Tacoma, Washington 98409 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it55children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Alphabet Preschool A Tacoma, Washington 98409 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: 5 of 5
- Child care center Alphabet Preschool C Tacoma, Washington 98409 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it71children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 5 of 5
- Child care center Altamese Academy of Angels Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it24children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center Annie Wright Schools’ Preschool Tacoma, Washington 98403 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 Bates Early Childhood Learning Center Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it68children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center Bates Early Childhood Learning Center South Tacoma, Washington 98409 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it50children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Bezos Academy Tacoma - Hilltop Tacoma, Washington 98405 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
- Child care center Birth to Five Early Learning Center Tacoma, Washington 98422 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it79children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center Blessed Baby Tacoma Center Tacoma, Washington 98404 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it23children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- School-age program Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound at Manitou Park Tacoma, Washington 98409 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it30children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- School-age program Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound at Downing Tacoma, Washington 98407 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it30children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cadence Academy Preschool Tacoma Tacoma, Washington 98444 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 Cascade Christian School Tacoma, Washington 98446 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it51children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Charitys Precious Hands Tacoma, Washington 98404 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it106children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Charles Wright Academy Tacoma, Washington 98467 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it79children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Children of Hope Childcare and Learning Center Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it61children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Childrens Academy of Seattle - Tacoma Tacoma, Washington 98422 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it45children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Childrens Adventure Learning Center Tacoma, Washington 98444 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 Childrens Life III Tacoma, Washington 98405 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 Childs Time III Tacoma, Washington 98444 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 Community Montessori Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it82children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Cottesmore Childcare Centers Tacoma, Washington 98409 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it12children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center First Learning Tree DC Ctr Tacoma, Washington 98444 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it63children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center First Steps Learning Center LLC Tacoma, Washington 98445 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it31children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Frederickson Kindercare Tacoma, Washington 98446 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it172children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Growing Pains Learning Center Tacoma, Washington 98465 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 ratingNot published
- School-age program Kce Champions LLC at Blix Elementary Tacoma, Washington 98404 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
- School-age program Kce Champions LLC at Fawcett Elementary Tacoma, Washington 98404 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 Kce Champions LLC at Impact Commencement Bay Elementary Tacoma, Washington 98404 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
- School-age program Kce Champions LLC at Whitman Elementary Tacoma, Washington 98418 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it26children, its licensed capacity TypeSchool-Age ProgramFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Kids Country Ta Tacoma, Washington 98465 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it157children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Kidzone Learning Center Tacoma, Washington 98445 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it71children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 5 of 5
- Child care center Kindercare Learning Center LLC #300911 Tacoma, Washington 98465 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it110children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Kreative Kidz C Tacoma, Washington 98444 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it64children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Lambs of Faith Tacoma, Washington 98444 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it25children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Life Christian School Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it105children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center Love & Kindness Tacoma, Washington 98408 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it104children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Love & Kindness II Tacoma, Washington 98408 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it9children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Midland’s Kiddie Korral Tacoma, Washington 98445 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it68children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 5 of 5
- Child care center Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it142children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 3 of 5
- Child care center Nana’s Learning Center 2 Tacoma, Washington 98409 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it24children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingNot published
- Child care center New Adventures Annex Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it84children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center New Adventures Main Tacoma, Washington 98405 Not readwhat inspectors found: the file read here doesn’t carry it50children, its licensed capacity TypeChild Care CenterFindings, 3 yearsNot publishedMost seriousNot publishedLast inspectionNot publishedQuality ratingEarly Achievers: 4 of 5
- Child care center North Tacoma Montessori Tacoma, Washington 98407 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 North Tacoma Montessori Center III LLC Tacoma, Washington 98407 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
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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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