Covington · Licensed center
Kyfs Jenkins Creek
At a glance
- Small developmental center, licensed for 19 children.
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 no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Apr 30, 2025Nothing cited
- May 15, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had at least one: 88% of 364.
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%This center
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 20, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
What it costs
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A day here
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Developmental
“comprehensive, 'whole-child' and family-focused preschool services for low-income children ages three to five”
Details
- Phone
- (253) 630-9590
- Address
- 26915 186th Ave SE, Covington, 98042
- License
- PL-6378
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 pjd.hak.mybluehost.me/…/KYFS-Annual-Report-2024.pdf
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Ages
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 pjd.hak.mybluehost.me/…/KYFS-Annual-Report-2024.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 kyfs.org
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.