Licensed center

Early Bloomers

A emergent curriculum center, licensed for 96 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 150 of 203 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Emergent curriculum

“We follow an Emergent Curriculum that is based on observation of children's interests and what is happening in the classroom day by day and week by week.”In their words. earlybloomerschildcare.com, September 2026

One of 17 Seattle-area providers that describe an emergent curriculum approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Not published

What it costs

Not published

Shortlist can ask Early Bloomers for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long, what it costs and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.

What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation 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 Early Bloomers (96 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 1 of 2 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 29, 2025
On file
2 visits since July 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 18, 2024

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(4) · Long Term

There needs to be more opportunities for pedaling - only one bike is available. There is no equipment to encourage pushing, pulling, and climbing.

Staff records

WAC 110-300-0115(1) · Long Term

(b) some staff have not submitted their HS diploma or educational documents to MERIT for verification/approval. Heather Austin, Sandra Duque, Jodie Moore, Melanie Powell, Keomonie Raymond, and Lillian Rounds,

Report (PDF)

A day here

Meals
Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, and late snack provided daily (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Outdoors
Outdoor Adventures scheduled twice daily, mid-morning and mid-afternoon (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Sleep
Scheduled nap/rest period from 12:30pm-2:30pm (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Hours
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

Website
earlybloomerschildcare.com
Address
1262 State Ave Unit A
License
PL-82461, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages
Infants, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K (4 weeks to Kindergarten)
Established
2015

Do you run Early Bloomers? Shortlist has no ratios or policies for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.

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.

All checked September 2026.

How they teach

State record

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

A day here

Details