Unincorporated King County · Licensed center
Little Steamers Academy
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 81 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
From their website, read August 2026:
“Pre-K Program: Investigators” — “1:10 ratio 20 students max”
The state’s rule
Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).
Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.
Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.
Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.
School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.
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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 5, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 22, 20252 citations
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“C. has expired BBP”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
Child recordsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Child T. needs updated registration form. This child required epipen and registration form states he does not have any known allergies.”
WAC 110-300-0460(3)
Nov 8, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed lysol toilet cleaner underneath unlocked bathroom sink”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Mar 23, 20232 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed brooms & dust pans accessibleto children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed expired epi pen medication”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- June 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed lysol toilet cleaner underneath unlocked bathroom sink
· November 8, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 22, 2025
WAC 110-300-0460(3) · Short Term
Child T. needs updated registration form. This child required epipen and registration form states he does not have any known allergies.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 8, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed lysol toilet cleaner underneath unlocked bathroom sink
Mar 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 23, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Licensor observed brooms & dust pans accessibleto children.
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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
Outdoors, sleep and updates for parents
- Outdoors
- Fresh air and visual exploration via safe stroller walks around the campus
- Sleep
- Infant naps in a calm, dimly lit environment with soothing sounds
- Updates for parents
- Brightwheel app for sign-in/out, messages, updates, photos, and tuition payments
How they teach
Developmental, play-based and STEAM
“Through play-based routines and hands-on activities, children develop critical thinking, confidence, and curiosity.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 946-1926
- Address
- 12620 Renton Ave S, Suite 5, Unincorporated King County, 98178
- License
- PL-79942
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, 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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked August 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 littlesteamersacademy.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
- Outdoors — Checked July 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
- Sleep — Checked September 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
- Updates for parents — Checked September 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
- Hours — Checked September 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 littlesteamersacademy.com
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.