Bellevue · Licensed center
Factoria KinderCare
At a glance
- Large developmental center, licensed for 132 children.
- Hours 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
- KinderCare: public company; majority holder Partners Group (private equity).
Company news
KinderCare, the company that runs this center, reported in a federal filing that it permanently closed 49 of its early childhood centers in the six months ending July 4, 2026. It ran 1,567 of these centers at the end of that period. In the same filing, it reported closing 7 in the same six months of 2025.
The filing is about the company. It does not name which centers closed.
KinderCare’s quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. Shortlist last read it on November 3, 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
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 24, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“(3)(g) Three metal circles that are in the playground behind the building have chipping paint and need to be fixed.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“(1)(2) A child's file that was reviewed had a CIS form that was "conditional" and from 2023, another file had a CIS form from August of 2024, another file has a CIS form from July of 2024, and fourth file had a CIS form that was "conditional."”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Nov 26, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“(1)(a) The storage closet in the Preschool A classroom was unlocked and had a sanitizer spray bottle and a 'multi purpose solution' bottle that was labeled "keep out of reach of children" that were accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- Dec 7, 2023Nothing cited
- May 31, 2023Nothing cited
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
Across KinderCare's 33 locations in the Seattle area, it cited something at 81% of 135 visits.
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 24, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since May 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
(1)(a) The storage closet in the Preschool A classroom was unlocked and had a sanitizer spray bottle and a 'multi purpose solution' bottle that was labeled "keep out of reach of children" that were accessible to the children.
· November 26, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 24, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
(3)(g) Three metal circles that are in the playground behind the building have chipping paint and need to be fixed.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
(1)(2) A child's file that was reviewed had a CIS form that was "conditional" and from 2023, another file had a CIS form from August of 2024, another file has a CIS form from July of 2024, and fourth file had a CIS form that was "conditional."
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 26, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
(1)(a) The storage closet in the Preschool A classroom was unlocked and had a sanitizer spray bottle and a 'multi purpose solution' bottle that was labeled "keep out of reach of children" that were accessible to the children.
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What it costs
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A day here
6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals, outdoors, diapers and two more
- Meals
- Nutritious meals and snacks provided, developed by a registered dietitian; families with special dietary needs may bring lunch by arrangement with the center director; vegetarian option available
- Outdoors
- Outdoor play decisions use temperature, humidity and wind chill, following state licensing rules and KinderCare's own guidelines
- Diapers
- Diaper changes provided as-needed until the child shows interest in toilet learning
- Updates for parents
- KinderCare App: messages to the center director, progress updates and photos
- Schedule
- Full-time and part-time
How they teach
Developmental
“Our whole-child, play-based curriculum gives kids the freedom to learn and explore.”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 747-4267
- Address
- 12415 SE 41st Place, Bellevue, 98006
- License
- PL-20446
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Siblings
- Sibling discounts
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
What it costs
- Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 kindercare.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, Outdoors, Updates for parents, Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 kindercare.com
- Diapers — Checked August 2026 kindercare.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 kindercare.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 kindercare.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/klc-20260704.htm
From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.