Licensed center
Discovery Childcare Inc 3
A center, licensed for 92 children. The state cited something at 1 of 4 routine visits (Seattle-area centers: about 2 in 3). One complaint investigation found violations since 2023; 150 of 203 similar-size Seattle-area centers had none.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
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What the state has found
One complaint investigation found violations since February 2023
150: none52: one to four1: five or more
The 203 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 114 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Discovery Childcare Inc 3 (92 children) is compared with centers its size. Of those 203, 150 have had no complaint investigation that found a violation since February 2023. Discovery Childcare Inc 3 has had one. The most recent was in December 2024. Nineteen centers its size have had more. The state also lists one complaint here whose published report includes no citation detail, so it is not counted as found.
Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits).
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 27, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
The bleach solution which is used for sanitizing was left on the table and accessible to children; resulting in a child being squirted with the bleach and water solution. Dispute Description: Staff was actively cleaning, and a child grabbed the bottle with sanitizing solution in it and squirted it. Staff was actively cleaning, and a child grabbed the bottle with sanitizing solution in it and squirted it.
· December 3, 2024
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.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 27, 2026
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term
interior classroom doors need an alert or bells to notify staff when doors are opened between classrooms.
Nov 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · November 22, 2024 · Resolved February 5, 2025
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
The bleach solution which is used for sanitizing was left on the table and accessible to children; resulting in a child being squirted with the bleach and water solution. Dispute Description: Staff was actively cleaning, and a child grabbed the bottle with sanitizing solution in it and squirted it. Staff was actively cleaning, and a child grabbed the bottle with sanitizing solution in it and squirted it.
Oct 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · October 10, 2024 · Resolved November 19, 2024
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.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- discoverychildcareinc.com
- Address
- 9709 Holly Drive
- License
- PL-83128, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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All checked September 2026.
State record
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Details
- Website — discoverychildcareinc.com
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov