North Bend · Licensed center
Encompass Eceap
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 71 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 3, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 24, 20253 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One of the prescription medications were expired. One of the prescription medication did not have the prescription or the child's name on the medication.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a mop that was accessible to the children in the bathroom of room 3.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There were some bowls of fruit in the frig that were not labeled or dated.”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Jan 8, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There are aerosol spray cans stored in the bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
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
- December 3, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
One of the prescription medications were expired. One of the prescription medication did not have the prescription or the child's name on the medication.
· March 24, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 24, 2025
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
There were some bowls of fruit in the frig that were not labeled or dated.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
One of the prescription medications were expired. One of the prescription medication did not have the prescription or the child's name on the medication.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
There was a mop that was accessible to the children in the bathroom of room 3.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 8, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There are aerosol spray cans stored in the bathroom.
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What it costs
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A day here
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week
Schedule
- Schedule
- Half-day and full-day
Details
- Phone
- (425) 888-2777
- Address
- 1407 Boalch Ave NW, North Bend, 98045
- License
- PL-19723
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
- 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
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 encompassnw.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 encompassnw.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 encompassnw.org
- Established — Checked September 2026 encompassnw.org
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.