Educare Early Learning Center

Center · Unincorporated King County · 625 SW 100th St

What kind of place is this?

Size 152 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

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 Level 2
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 27, 2026
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousAt the time of this inspection, licensor observed a trampoline in an accessible, unlocked storage room adjacent to preschool room 5 (124) that the director stated was used by children in the outdoor play space. Date Disputed Date Disputed · February 27, 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · February 27, 2026

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a trampoline in an accessible, unlocked storage room adjacent to preschool room 5 (124) that the director stated was used by children in the outdoor play space. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the following cords and/or wires accessible to children long enough to form a loop around a child's neck: light table power cord and electric keyboard power cord in room 107 (130) Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a storage cubby in room 4 (111) that posed a risk of tipping as it was not securely anchored. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the following hazardous items labeled "keep out of the reach of children" accessible to children: clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, and dish soap in room 7 (130), alcohol hand sanitizing wipes in room 8 (131). Violation corrected on site by moving these items out of reach of children and by securing closed a storage cabinet with a child safety latch.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 25, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

165(2)(c) - At the time of this inspection, licensor observed 2 cords long enough to form a loop, including a radio cord in classroom 5 and a light table cord in classroom 7.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed multiple storage rooms located between 2 classrooms that were accessible to children from both classrooms through sliding panel doors. These storage rooms were determined to be unlicensed space per the floor plan used for the fire marshal's safety inspection.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · April 29, 2024 · Resolved August 21, 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.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 2, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Janitorial equipment was observed in multiple classrooms that were accessible to children at the time of inspection.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term / Serious

MERIT reflected that multiple staff members' bloodborne training was expired/not completed at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that multiple lead teachers' and assistants' CPR and first-aid trainings were expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that two lead teachers' food worker cards were expired at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that two teacher assistants did not complete the child care basics training at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Educare Early Learning Center hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in February 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

State record

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