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Evergreen Children's Assc Dba Kids Co. Org

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 80 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 13 years (state).

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 4 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 29, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 12, 2026Nothing cited
  • May 16, 20254 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Accessible equipment cording was observed in the preschool room as well as the school-age classroom. Restroom walls and wall by office and throughout the classrooms in main spaces were observed to have chipping paint. Plastic bags (grocery bags) in the preschool restroom was accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child's Epipen was expired as of 4/2025.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Epipen was not labeled with child's first and last name. Generic Benadryl was not labeled with the child's first and last name. First Aid kit in the School-Age room was observed to have sanitzer wipes, tylenol, Burn Cream, Alchol Wipes and BZK Antiseptic Wipes all available to children via the kit hat was in a low built in wall shelf/cubby.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “3 step Spray bottles were observed in the classrooms and in the restroom accessible to children. There was also simple green and hand sanitizer accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • Mar 19, 20242 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Licensor B. observed that a child, B.W., with known food allergies did not have an individual care plan.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Licensor B. observed that a child with documented food allergies and individual care plan, O.J., had expired Benadryl and an expired EpiPen.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 62% of 272 had rules cited at 3 or more.

How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None7%
  • 1 of 415%
  • 2 of 417%This center
  • 3 of 433%
  • All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 29, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Accessible equipment cording was observed in the preschool room as well as the school-age classroom. Restroom walls and wall by office and throughout the classrooms in main spaces were observed to have chipping paint. Plastic bags (grocery bags) in the preschool restroom was accessible to children. · May 16, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Sep 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · May 16, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Accessible equipment cording was observed in the preschool room as well as the school-age classroom. Restroom walls and wall by office and throughout the classrooms in main spaces were observed to have chipping paint. Plastic bags (grocery bags) in the preschool restroom was accessible to children.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Child's Epipen was expired as of 4/2025.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) / 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious

Epipen was not labeled with child's first and last name. Generic Benadryl was not labeled with the child's first and last name. First Aid kit in the School-Age room was observed to have sanitzer wipes, tylenol, Burn Cream, Alchol Wipes and BZK Antiseptic Wipes all available to children via the kit hat was in a low built in wall shelf/cubby.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

3 step Spray bottles were observed in the classrooms and in the restroom accessible to children. There was also simple green and hand sanitizer accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 19, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Licensor B. observed that a child, B.W., with known food allergies did not have an individual care plan.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

Licensor B. observed that a child with documented food allergies and individual care plan, O.J., had expired Benadryl and an expired EpiPen.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 725-3540
Address
5149 S Graham St, Seattle, 98118
License
PL-3547

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

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.

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