Redmond · Licensed center
Faith Lutheran School of Redmond
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 103 children.
- Hours 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., school year.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read August 2026:
“Teacher-student ratios are 2:12 for Toddlers and 2:15 for Multi-Age Preschool (MAPS) and Kindergarten Prep (K-Prep).”
The state’s rule
Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).
Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.
Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.
Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.
School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.
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
May 11, 20261 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was an aerosal spray and bleach stored in the bathroom that could be accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- May 5, 2025Nothing cited
Jan 4, 20243 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that not all staff have current CPR/First aid training. It was observed that multiple staff have been employed longer than 3 months but have not completed child care basics training and/or the federally manadated trainings.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that an inhaler had a prescription that was expired. One EpiPen was not stored with the prescription label.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that sanitizing wipes were accessible in the classrooms.”
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
- May 11, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
There was an aerosal spray and bleach stored in the bathroom that could be accessible to children.
· May 11, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 11, 2026
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There was an aerosal spray and bleach stored in the bathroom that could be accessible to children.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 4, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
It was observed that not all staff have current CPR/First aid training. It was observed that multiple staff have been employed longer than 3 months but have not completed child care basics training and/or the federally manadated trainings.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
It was observed that an inhaler had a prescription that was expired. One EpiPen was not stored with the prescription label.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
It was observed that sanitizing wipes were accessible in the classrooms.
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What it costs
- Application fee
- $175
A day here
9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., school year
Updates for parents and schedule
- Updates for parents
- Brightwheel app for absence reports and exposure notifications
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Developmental and faith-based
“We believe in nurturing the whole child in an environment where they feel safe to grow socially and emotionally.”
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Fever of 100°F or higher excludes a child; return after 24 hours fever-free without fever-reducing medication. Vomiting 2+ times in 24 hours, diarrhea above normal, and open or oozing sores also excluded.
Details
- Phone
- (425) 384-0739
- Address
- 9041 166th Ave NE, Redmond, 98052
- License
- PL-20157
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
- Established
- 1982
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked August 2026 faithredmond.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 faithredmond.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
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
- Updates for parents — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
- Hours, Schedule — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 faithredmond.org
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 faithredmond.org
- Website — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked April 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
- Established — Checked June 2026 faithredmond.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 projects.propublica.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.