Snoqualmie · Licensed center
Explore & Grow Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium academic center, licensed for 42 children.
- Tuition Toddler $2,230, preschool $1,970 a month, full time. See costs
Program news
The state’s license allowed 48 children in June. Since October it allows 42.
From the state’s licensing record. Shortlist last read it on November 4, 2026.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in October 2025. The state also cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since October 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jul 30, 2025Valid complaintresolved Oct 9, 2025
Received Sep 11, 2023Valid complaintresolved Nov 28, 2023
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 163 (79%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 44 (21%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None79%
- One or more21%This center
Licensing inspections
Jul 9, 20262 citations
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The gate in the back of the playground has more than 3 1/2 inches between the gate and the post.”
WAC 110-300-0145(8)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The gate in the back of the playground is not self latching or self-closing.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Aug 7, 20252 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The ground cover under the climbing equipment appears to need to be maintained. When stepped upon it squishes water out at the seams. The ground cover surface is lifting in several places creating an uneven surface and tripping hazard.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Preschool classroom exit door is blocked by a teacher/child table and drying rack.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Feb 18, 20251 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were baby gates in front of the exit doors in two of the classrooms. There is also a baby gate that is in front of the exit to the hallway from the toddler room.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Oct 4, 20231 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The second exit from the playground is locked with a padlock that requires a key.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 71% of 272.
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%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 9, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Serious —
The ground cover under the climbing equipment appears to need to be maintained. When stepped upon it squishes water out at the seams. The ground cover surface is lifting in several places creating an uneven surface and tripping hazard.
· August 7, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 9, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term
The gate in the back of the playground has more than 3 1/2 inches between the gate and the post.
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The gate in the back of the playground is not self latching or self-closing.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 7, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The ground cover under the climbing equipment appears to need to be maintained. When stepped upon it squishes water out at the seams. The ground cover surface is lifting in several places creating an uneven surface and tripping hazard.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Preschool classroom exit door is blocked by a teacher/child table and drying rack.
Jul 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received July 30, 2025 · Resolved October 9, 2025
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 18, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There were baby gates in front of the exit doors in two of the classrooms. There is also a baby gate that is in front of the exit to the hallway from the toddler room.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 4, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 18, 2026
The second exit from the playground is locked with a padlock that requires a key.
Sep 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received September 11, 2023 · Resolved November 28, 2023
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What it costs
Explore & Grow Learning CenterMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,445 to $1,915 a month
- Application fee
- $300
A day here
- Meals
- Center provides snacks; parents send a cold lunch
Outdoors, sleep, diapers and two more
- Outdoors
- Two 30-minute outdoor play sessions daily per classroom; indoor gross motor activities in poor weather
- Sleep
- Cots and blankets provided; children encouraged to rest, with quiet rest time for those who do not sleep
- Diapers
- Parents provide diapers or pull-ups; center supplies wipes
- Updates for parents
- Procare app with two daily photos; toddler room also gets diaper, meal and nap updates
- Schedule
- Full-week (5 days) and part-week (3 or 4 days)
How they teach
Academic and faith-based
“We are a secular child care; we do not teach any religious dogma.”
Who cares for your child
Tammy Hammond (Director), 35 years in early childhood.
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Children must stay home with fever, rash, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Enrollment
- 3- and 4-day students choose fixed weekly days, consistent week to week, subject to space availability
Details
- Phone
- (425) 628-2590
- Address
- 7329 Better Way SE, Suite #115, Snoqualmie, 98065
- License
- PL-21027
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
- Established
- 2015
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
Who cares for your child
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool — Checked July 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
- Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
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
- Meals, Schedule — Checked September 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
- Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Updates for parents — Checked September 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked September 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
- Website — Checked July 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
- Address, Quality program — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Established — Checked September 2026 exploreandgrowlearning.com
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.