Licensed center
Kyfs Kent Valley Early Learning
A center, licensed for 120 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Kyfs Kent Valley Early Learning for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
135: none66: one to four9: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Kyfs Kent Valley Early Learning (120 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 21, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensors observed several classrooms that have window blinds with pull cords and inner cords that are capable of forming a loop. Room #4 has several hooks on the bottom frame that prevents the blinds coming up and pull cord down; demonstrated by staff. Room #3 window near the handwashing sink was also observed by licensors, this window does not have hooks to hold down blinds if pull cord are pulled down. Director communicated the plan to follow up with licensor regarding corrections for window blinds. Licensor observed empty plastic bags in a drawer at child level in room #1, accessible to children; removed by center staff while licensor was on site
· May 22, 2024
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.
May 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 22, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensors observed several classrooms that have window blinds with pull cords and inner cords that are capable of forming a loop. Room #4 has several hooks on the bottom frame that prevents the blinds coming up and pull cord down; demonstrated by staff. Room #3 window near the handwashing sink was also observed by licensors, this window does not have hooks to hold down blinds if pull cord are pulled down. Director communicated the plan to follow up with licensor regarding corrections for window blinds. Licensor observed empty plastic bags in a drawer at child level in room #1, accessible to children; removed by center staff while licensor was on site
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed fabreeze spray in the cabinet underneath the sink in room #7 accessible to children, removed by staff member while on sight. Disinfectant spray observed in the cabinet underneath the sink in room #1 has safety lock but loose, cabinet can open wide enough for children to access.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Phone
- 2536309590
- Address
- 317 4th Ave S
- License
- PL-79079, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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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.
All checked September 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov