Kent · Licensed family home
Early Learners Childcare LLC
What to know
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 8, 20265 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The main door was locked from the inside (The lock did not automatically unlock when the knob or handle was turned) at the time of inspection. (The violation was corrected on site).”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Transportation and off-site activity policySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Attendance log for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0480(2)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Multiple fence panels in the outdoor area were observed to be in broken condition resulting a gap that was measured wider than three and one-half inches, at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0145(8)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The outdoor gate used as an emergency exit was unable to self-latch at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Protruding nails were observed on the fence panels in the outdoor area that were accessible to children at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)
May 21, 20252 citations
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“No record of annual fire safety inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Electrical vent in the licensed bathroom has accumulated dust.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
- Jan 3, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (698 family homes).
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%
- 2 of 332%This home
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The main door was locked from the inside (The lock did not automatically unlock when the knob or handle was turned) at the time of inspection. (The violation was corrected on site).
· January 8, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · January 8, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term
Multiple fence panels in the outdoor area were observed to be in broken condition resulting a gap that was measured wider than three and one-half inches, at the time of inspection.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The outdoor gate used as an emergency exit was unable to self-latch at the time of inspection.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term
Protruding nails were observed on the fence panels in the outdoor area that were accessible to children at the time of inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The main door was locked from the inside (The lock did not automatically unlock when the knob or handle was turned) at the time of inspection. (The violation was corrected on site).
Transportation and off-site activity policy
WAC 110-300-0480(2) · Serious
Attendance log for transportation was not observed at the time of inspection.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 21, 2025
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Electrical vent in the licensed bathroom has accumulated dust.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 816-9491
- Address
- 21427 SE 297TH ST, Kent, WA 98042
- License
- PL-82989
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.