Kenmore · Licensed family home
Knowledge Nest Academy
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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since December 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 14, 20252 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that the program's sunscreen and diaper cream authorization form did not specify the brand of sunscreen/diaper cream to use. A diaper cream was accessible to children under the diaper table. This was moved during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)
Staff recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“The program facility page was not updated with current staff.”
WAC 110-300-0115(1)
- Dec 19, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 2 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected twice split three ways: 21% had fewer, 41% the same, and 38% more (214 family homes).
How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare
Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None21%
- 1 of 241%This home
- Both38%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 14, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since December 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
It was observed that the program's sunscreen and diaper cream authorization form did not specify the brand of sunscreen/diaper cream to use. A diaper cream was accessible to children under the diaper table. This was moved during the visit.
· May 14, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 14, 2025
WAC 110-300-0115(1) · Long Term
The program facility page was not updated with current staff.
WAC 110-300-0215(3) / 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
It was observed that the program's sunscreen and diaper cream authorization form did not specify the brand of sunscreen/diaper cream to use. A diaper cream was accessible to children under the diaper table. This was moved during the visit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 524-6040
- Address
- 19723 61st Pl NE, Kenmore, WA 98028
- License
- PL-84692
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.