Kirkland · Licensed center
ELC
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 54 children.
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 August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 5, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 29, 20241 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed in two classrooms that diaper creams were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)
Aug 1, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“This licensor observed that one staff had an expired food worker's card. Program Director H.W. stated that she will serve food to the classroom until M.M.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 5, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
It was observed in two classrooms that diaper creams were accessible to children.
· October 29, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 29, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
It was observed in two classrooms that diaper creams were accessible to children.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 1, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 22, 2026
This licensor observed that one staff had an expired food worker's card. Program Director H.W. stated that she will serve food to the classroom until M.M.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Schedule
- Full-time and part-time
Details
- Phone
- (425) 739-8117
- Address
- 11605 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, 98034
- License
- PL-24099
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 2
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
A day here
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 lwtech.edu/…/index.aspx
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 lwtech.edu
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 lwtech.edu/…/index.aspx
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.