Childtime Learning Centers

Center · Redmond · 4306 156th Ave NE #nn

What kind of place is this?

Size 92 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Chain Childtime
Owner American Securities (via Learning Care Group) Learning Care Group brand; LCG is a portfolio company of private-equity firm American Securities. american-securities.com

Childtime runs 2 licensed locations in Seattle.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Days / week 5

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious110-300-0106 (12) Staff person KY has expired Food Workers card · December 22, 2025

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 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 6, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

110-300-0106(8) Staff person Keiko has expired Safe Sleep training

Report (PDF)

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 22, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106 (12) Staff person KY has expired Food Workers card

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 10 findings

Licensing visit · April 23, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Staff MK & PM do not have current Food Worker Card

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Staff MK, SMA, PM, KY have expired Safe Sleep Training

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Toddler and Pre-K classroom emergency exit doors were locked from the inside at the time of the visit

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

Unable to verify a Fire inspection has been done in the last year at the time of the visit

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

Fire Drills are not being done monthly

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

Emergency Drill are not being done every 3 months

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

No Emergency/Fire Drill records for this year were found on site Risk WAC/RCW Level Corrected On Site Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

Fire Drills are not being done monthly

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

Emergency Drill are not being done every 3 months

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

No Emergency/Fire Drill records for this year were found on site

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · April 17, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Two children are missing allergy plans for verified allergies. One child, E.H. is missing emergency medication for allergies.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Emergency exit doors were locked during the time of the visit.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Staff person Priyanka T. does not have a food worker card or blood-borne pathogen training.

Report (PDF)

Jun 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · June 7, 2023 · Resolved October 10, 2023

Reported to the state by the program

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Childtime Learning Centers hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the seven findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in December 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating — Checked April 2026 · data.wa.gov
  • License status — Checked June 2026 · data.wa.gov

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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