Kindercare 1786

Center · Seattle · 1827 Eighth Ave

What kind of place is this?

Size 90 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Chain KinderCare
Owner Partners Group (controlling) Public (NYSE: KLC) since Oct 2024; Partners Group holds 71.2% controlling interest per its SEC registration. sec.gov

KinderCare runs 27 licensed locations in Seattle.

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 6 weeks to 5 years
Hours 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Days / week 5
Schedule full-time, part-time, drop-in
Accepts subsidy Yes

What will it cost us?

Sibling discount sibling discounts

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active
Website kindercare.com

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
December 9, 2025
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousLicensor observed B.I. is missing Food Handlers permit. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed · December 9, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · December 9, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Licensor observed B.I. is missing Food Handlers permit. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Licensor observed plastic bags and wipes that say, "Keep out of reach of children" accessible to children. Removed during the visit. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Cleaning schedules

WAC 110-300-0241(6) · Short Term

Licensor observed some toilets that are not cleaned and disinfected.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · October 7, 2024

General staff qualifications

WAC 110-300-0100(5) · Short Term

CD and AD do not have qualifying education for role. (45 ECE credits)

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

One staff member has expired safe sleep training.

Report (PDF)

Feb 2024 Complaint 2 valid issues

Complaint · February 1, 2024 · Resolved April 4, 2024

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 26, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Not all staff have current safe sleep training, 3 staff have expired safe sleep certificates. 2 staff have expired food handlers cards. Not all staff are current with BBP. 1 staff not current with first aid and cpr.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Child has an EPI pen observed with perscription box mising. No first or last name present to verify who was prescribed the medication, no date when it was filled, no way to verify who filled the prescbtion.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Kindercare 1786 hasn’t published

Sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in December 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

  • Owner — Checked September 2026 · sec.gov

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Will it fit our family

  • Ages served, Hours, Days / week, Schedule, Accepts subsidy — Checked July 2026 · kindercare.com

Not yet reported: holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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