Creative Sprouts

Center · Kirkland · 12022 98th Ave NE

What kind of place is this?

Size 43 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.
Established 2010

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?

Toddler $1,595/mo
Preschool $1,416/mo
Part-time $316–$1,416/mo
Application fee $200
Sibling discount 10% sibling discount

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 5
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
December 8, 2025
On file
3 visits since June 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious0165(2)(c ) Charging chords on counter were observed accessible to children. · February 26, 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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 26, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Short Term / Serious

0165(2)(c ) Charging chords on counter were observed accessible to children.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Short Term / Serious

Empty trash bag was found accessible to children. Corrected on site.

Report (PDF)

Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 13, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Spray-n-wash, hand sanitizer, bleach/water disinfectant, Lacquer observed accessible to children in unsecured cabinets. A mop was observed accessible to children in the bathroom.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Creative Sprouts hasn’t published

Hours and late pickup, a typical day.

Ask what changed after the three findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in February 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: teaching approach.

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

What will it cost us

Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.

Licensing and contact

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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