Carnation · Licensed center
Encompass Carnation
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 20 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since April 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 10, 20252 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The wood chips under the slide and other places on the playground is not 9 inches .”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There are some items including paint cans and cleaning product under the handwashing sink in the classroom that is accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Nov 4, 20242 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There are blinds on the doors that form loops.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Food stored in the containers are not labeled with what the food is in the containers.”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Apr 15, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There is a mop being stored in the children's bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.
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%
- All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 10, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
The wood chips under the slide and other places on the playground is not 9 inches .
· September 10, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 10, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The wood chips under the slide and other places on the playground is not 9 inches .
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
There are some items including paint cans and cleaning product under the handwashing sink in the classroom that is accessible to children.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 4, 2024
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
Food stored in the containers are not labeled with what the food is in the containers.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 15, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
There is a mop being stored in the children's bathroom.
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 844-4921
- Address
- 4950 Tolt Ave, Carnation, 98014
- License
- PL-79067
- Established
- 1966
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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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked July 2026 encompassnw.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.