Redmond · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Centers LLC 301053
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 114 children.
- Hours 11.5 hours a day, 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
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in March 2025 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Feb 18, 2025Valid complaintresolved Mar 17, 2025
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, 139 (67%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 68 (33%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None67%
- One or more33%This center
Licensing inspections
Sep 17, 20261 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff BM, NS, AM, NP, MG, PB have expired Safe Sleep Training”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Jul 17, 20252 citations
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Cook E.S. and Pre-K teacher M.N. do not have current cleared DCYF portable background clearances”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“large plastic trash bag was opened up and placed over 1 toilet in the Discovery Classroom restroom, 2 rolls of trash bags were found accessable to children in the Toddler B classroom”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Jun 27, 20252 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Fire exits have child locks on the doors that required special knowledge to open”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Initial and nonexpiring licenses—Reporting—License modificationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Program did not notify the Department of change in Director and Assistant Director”
WAC 110-300-0425(7)(b)(i)
Dec 12, 20245 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“through (9): Staff member V did not complete Child Care Basic training within three months. Trainings described in subsections (4) through (10) are included in Child Care Basic. 0106 (8): Five staff had expired Safe Sleep trainings.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Four staff had expired or missing Food Handler permits.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Doorknobs to some classrooms had a childproof cover requiring special knowledge to open. Outdoor emergency exits were locked by chain lock.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“3 children's files had CIS forms that were outdated or not medically verified.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“children's files without current CIS did not have written plan of correction on file.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
- Mar 19, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 5 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 5 times split three ways: 39% had fewer, 39% the same, and 22% more (77 centers).
How all 77 Seattle-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 77 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 53%
- 2 of 59%
- 3 of 526%
- 4 of 539%This center
- All 522%
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 17, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0105(2) Cook E.S. and Pre-K teacher M.N. do not have current cleared DCYF portable background clearances
· July 17, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 17, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
110-300-0106(8) Staff BM, NS, AM, NP, MG, PB have expired Safe Sleep Training
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 17, 2025
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
110-300-0105(2) Cook E.S. and Pre-K teacher M.N. do not have current cleared DCYF portable background clearances
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
110-300-0165(2)(d) large plastic trash bag was opened up and placed over 1 toilet in the Discovery Classroom restroom, 2 rolls of trash bags were found accessable to children in the Toddler B classroom
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 27, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
110-300-0166 (3)(a) Fire exits have child locks on the doors that required special knowledge to open
Initial and nonexpiring licenses—Reporting—License modification
WAC 110-300-0425(7)(b)(i) · Serious
110-300-0425 (7)(b)(i) Program did not notify the Department of change in Director and Assistant Director
Feb 2025 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received February 18, 2025 · Resolved March 17, 2025
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · December 12, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
through (9): Staff member V did not complete Child Care Basic training within three months. Trainings described in subsections (4) through (10) are included in Child Care Basic. 0106 (8): Five staff had expired Safe Sleep trainings.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
Four staff had expired or missing Food Handler permits.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Doorknobs to some classrooms had a childproof cover requiring special knowledge to open. Outdoor emergency exits were locked by chain lock.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
3 children's files had CIS forms that were outdated or not medically verified.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
children's files without current CIS did not have written plan of correction on file.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Hours
- 11.5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Details
- Phone
- (425) 885-2377
- Address
- 15202 Redmond Way, Redmond, 98052
- License
- PL-21893
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 2
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Sources and dates
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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
A day here
- Hours — Checked July 2026 kindercare.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- 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
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.