Church By the Side of the Road Childcare

Center · Tukwila · 3455 S 148th Street

What kind of place is this?

Size 15 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 1 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.

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

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

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active
Website cbsr.org

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 30, 2026
On file
4 visits since December 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousA.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 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)
Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 18, 2023

Training requirements

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

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

Medication/diaper cream that was for a child was expired as of 9/2023.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Church By the Side of the Road Childcare hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious in December 2023.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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 will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Licensing and contact

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

State record

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

Do you run Church By the Side of the Road Childcare? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.