Licensed center

Abc Learning Center - Mukilteo

A Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 120 children. Care for an infant is $2,510 a month, less than 28 of 35 Seattle-area full-time prices. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and play-based

“Play-Based Learning: Fun activities help kids naturally acquire important skills.”In their words. abclearningcenter.com, September 2026

“Children spend their days participating in Creative Curriculum lessons, art and sensory activities, music, Spanish, yoga, outdoor play, and age-appropriate early learning.”In their words. abclearningcenter.com, September 2026

One of 24 Seattle-area providers that describe a Creative Curriculum approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Courtney Decker (Center Director, Mukilteo, WA), 10 years in early childhood. Three other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

$2,510 a month for an infant

Infant$2,510

Lower than 28 of 35 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time infant price.

Toddler$2,230

Lower than 27 of 44 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.

Preschool$2,050

Lower than 37 of 66 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.

Abc Learning Center - MukilteoMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Seattle-area prices as of September 26, 2026. Part-time $965 to $2,100 a month. Prices from their website, September 2026.

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What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

135: none66: one to four9: five or more

The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Abc Learning Center - Mukilteo (120 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 2 of 3 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 22, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed Allergy plan requiring for the child to have Benadryl that was not present at school and EpiPen that was expired. · April 3, 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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 3, 2026

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Licensor observed Allergy plan requiring for the child to have Benadryl that was not present at school and EpiPen that was expired.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 3, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

one child's file was missing Individual care plan for the child with dairy allergy.

Report (PDF)

A day here

Hours
5:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week

Details

Website
abclearningcenter.com
Address
8601 Mukilteo Speedway, 502
License
PL-19142, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4
Ages
infancy through school age

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How they teach

How they teach

Who cares for your child

Who cares for your child

What it costs

State record

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A day here

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