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Creative Kids Learning Center Carkeek Community Center

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 20 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business.

What to know

License: 2 years 5 months to 5 years 6 months (state).

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 April 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

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Licensing inspections

  • Apr 22, 20261 citation
    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “At the time of inspection, it was observed that fire extinguishers were expired, the certification tag was Jan. 2025”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i)

  • May 28, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 29, 2024Nothing cited
  • Apr 17, 2023Nothing cited

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
April 22, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Short Term — At the time of inspection, it was observed that fire extinguishers were expired, the certification tag was Jan. 2025 · April 22, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 22, 2026

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

At the time of inspection, it was observed that fire extinguishers were expired, the certification tag was Jan. 2025

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(206) 290-2024
Address
950 NW Carkeek Park Rd, Seattle, 98177
License
PL-77768
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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