Early Learning Garden

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 15, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious(2)(d) There was a roll of plastic bags in a low shelf under the diaper changing station that was accessible to the children. Date Disputed Date Disputed · April 15, 2026

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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 15, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

(2)(d) There was a roll of plastic bags in a low shelf under the diaper changing station that was accessible to the children. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

(1)(a) There was a pack of Kirkland cleansing wipes and a pack of Huggies cleansing wipes labeled "keep out of the reach of children" in a low shelf under the diaper changing station that were accessible to the children.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 20, 2025

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious

Licensor observed medication inside of first aid kit bag that was located on top of a shelf near washer. Bag is located within child's reach and medication was not locked.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 10, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

One child, JF, has an individual care plan with an allergy noted. The ICP is not fully filled out and is missing trainings, emergency plan, etc.

Infant safe sleep practices

WAC 110-300-0291(1)(g) · Serious

Upon arrival, licensor observed an infant, whom teacher stated is 6 months old, covered with a blanket and another blanket on the crib hanging on one side. Teacher stated she is using the blanket to cover the sun. No sun was observed coming in when licensor was present. Teacher removed both blankets immediately.

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 7, 2024

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) / 110-300-0146(4) · Serious

Slide in outdoor space was observed to have climbing stairs and no woodchips, asphalt or rubber were not observed. Licensor observed a trampoline in outdoor space that was accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Early Learning Garden hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the six findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in April 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating, License status, Phone, Website — Checked July 2026 · findchildcarewa.org

State record

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

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