Tukwila · Licensed center
Church By the Side of the Road Childcare
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 15 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 30, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 17, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 27, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 18, 20232 citations
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A.T and G.B are missing the DCYF Health and Safety Trainings noted under WAC 110-300-0106. Both have a Educational Exemption for the Basic STARS so they are required to complete the trainings as specified under WAC 110-300-0106. G.B and S.O are both missing a current BBP training. BBP can be taken at: https://wishatraining.lni.wa.gov/Training/articulate/BBPathogens/story.html”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Medication/diaper cream that was for a child was expired as of 9/2023.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%This center
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 30, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
A.T and G.B are missing the DCYF Health and Safety Trainings noted under WAC 110-300-0106. Both have a Educational Exemption for the Basic STARS so they are required to complete the trainings as specified under WAC 110-300-0106. G.B and S.O are both missing a current BBP training. BBP can be taken at: https://wishatraining.lni.wa.gov/Training/articulate/BBPathogens/story.html
· December 18, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 18, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(4) · Short Term / Serious
A.T and G.B are missing the DCYF Health and Safety Trainings noted under WAC 110-300-0106. Both have a Educational Exemption for the Basic STARS so they are required to complete the trainings as specified under WAC 110-300-0106. G.B and S.O are both missing a current BBP training. BBP can be taken at: https://wishatraining.lni.wa.gov/Training/articulate/BBPathogens/story.html
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
Medication/diaper cream that was for a child was expired as of 9/2023.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 327-9573
- Address
- 3455 S 148th Street, Tukwila, 98168
- License
- PL-82229
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 cbsr.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; large is 116 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.