Bellevue · Licensed center
Lil Peoples Bellevue – Infant Building
At a glance
- Small Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 28 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since November 2019. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Four citations were at the state’s highest risk level, Immediate: Cleaning schedules (November 2019), Fire safety (November 2019), Emergency preparedness plan (November 2019) and one more.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 6, 20261 citation
Safety requirementsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“The glass portion of the classroom door in Hidden Meadow did not have stickers, decals, or other visual markings at children's eye level.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(f)
Sep 9, 20251 citation
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Two slides were observed placed on turf grass.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Sep 13, 20243 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that three staff members had expired Food Handler Permits. 110-300-0106(8) – It was observed that three staff members had expired Safe Sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The tree house on the playground was observed to be installed directly on open earth, without the required shock-absorbent material underneath.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The laundry detergent was observed stored under the sink in the bathroom. This bathroom is used by school-aged children who may be left alone in it. 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) – The storage areas in some classrooms and the bathroom had broken or missing safety locks. In the waddlers’ classroom, this licensor observed a single-use glove wrapped around the handle to keep it shut.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
- Aug 31, 2023Nothing cited
Jun 21, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A. needs a food handlers card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Nov 19, 20194 citations, 4 Immediate
Cleaning schedulesImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.
“Diaper changing mat in Whisper Creek needs to be replaced due to stains and marks.”
WAC 110-300-0241(7) · Immediate risk
Fire safetyImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.
“Document monthly carbon monoxide and smoke detector testing. Correction Correction”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(j) · Immediate risk
Emergency preparedness planImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.
“Quarterly earthquake/disaster drill not documented.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Immediate risk
Safety requirementsImmediate. Fix immediately or by the next business day. The licensor rechecks on site within 5.
“Carpet in Hidden Meadow is worn, soiled and not easily cleanable and should be replaced. Carpet texture too rough for infants and no pad under carpet is too hard.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Immediate risk
Fewer than 20 Seattle-area centers have had 6 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since November 2019 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Immediate —
Diaper changing mat in Whisper Creek needs to be replaced due to stains and marks.
· November 19, 2019
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 6, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(f) · Long Term
The glass portion of the classroom door in Hidden Meadow did not have stickers, decals, or other visual markings at children's eye level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 9, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Two slides were observed placed on turf grass.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 13, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12) – It was observed that three staff members had expired Food Handler Permits. 110-300-0106(8) – It was observed that three staff members had expired Safe Sleep training.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The tree house on the playground was observed to be installed directly on open earth, without the required shock-absorbent material underneath.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
110-300-0260(1)(a) - The laundry detergent was observed stored under the sink in the bathroom. This bathroom is used by school-aged children who may be left alone in it. 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) – The storage areas in some classrooms and the bathroom had broken or missing safety locks. In the waddlers’ classroom, this licensor observed a single-use glove wrapped around the handle to keep it shut.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 21, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
A. needs a food handlers card.
Nov 2019 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · November 19, 2019
WAC 110-300-0241(7) · Immediate · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Diaper changing mat in Whisper Creek needs to be replaced due to stains and marks.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(j) · Immediate · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Document monthly carbon monoxide and smoke detector testing. Correction Correction
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Immediate · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Quarterly earthquake/disaster drill not documented.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Immediate · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Carpet in Hidden Meadow is worn, soiled and not easily cleanable and should be replaced. Carpet texture too rough for infants and no pad under carpet is too hard.
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What it costs
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A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week
How they teach
Creative Curriculum and bilingual
“We use a teaching strategy called “Creative Curriculum,” when educating our Pre-Schoolers.”
Who cares for your child
Nani Ocampo (Program Supervisor) since 2014, Agueda Ocampo (Program Supervisor) since 2014 and Brit Harris (Bellevue Program Director) since 2016.
12 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (425) 747-9056
- Address
- 14205 SE 8th St, Bellevue, 98007
- License
- PL-7949
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 1996
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, 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
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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff lilpeoplesworld.com
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 September 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
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.