Licensed center
Luv N Care Daycare Ministries
A faith-based center, licensed for 62 children. Melissa S. (Office Manager) has been there since 2021. Two complaint investigations found violations since 2023; 182 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers had none.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Faith-based
“Luv-N-Care Childcare Ministries is a non-profit organization and is committed to providing the highest quality care for children at the most reasonable price in a Christ-centered environment.”In their words. luvncarechildcare.org, September 2026
One of 25 Seattle-area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Melissa S. (Office Manager) since 2021, Catlyn Bawm (Director) since 2022 and Nicolle S. (Education Coordinator) since 2022.
Of 2,391 Seattle-area providers, 61 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.
What it costs
Not published
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What the state has found
Two complaint investigations found violations since February 2023
182: none28: one to four0: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Luv N Care Daycare Ministries (62 children) is compared with centers its size. Of those 210, 182 have had no complaint investigation that found a violation since February 2023. Luv N Care Daycare Ministries has had two. The most recent was in October 2024. Two centers its size have had more. The state also lists one complaint here whose published report includes no citation detail, so it is not counted as found.
Routine visits: 2 of 2 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two 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
- November 13, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since December 2024 — both cited findings · 3 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Durig the inspection, Licensor observed the exit door in the large gathering room to be locked.
· November 13, 2025
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.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 13, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
Durig the inspection, Licensor observed the exit door in the large gathering room to be locked.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
During the inspection, Licensor observed several areas of flaking paint (cabinets, walls and doors) accessible to the children.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 4, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
During the visit, Licensor observed the emergency exit door in the Lawrence Room to be locked. Provider corrected while on site.
Oct 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · October 16, 2024 · Resolved December 16, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
During the course of the investigation and interviews, Licensor was able to determine that a violation did occur. The director confirmed that over the counter medication was left accessible to the children on a cart in the hallway. It was brought to the office when noticed where it was determined that all tablets were acounted for. The other hazardous item (lighter)was not able to be determined if it was in fact present and accesible to children.
Sep 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · September 3, 2024 · Resolved October 27, 2024
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
WAC 110-300-0345(3) · Short Term
During the course of the complaint, Licensor Smith concluded based on the information gathered from the Director that there was enough evidence that a violation occurred.
Aug 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · August 31, 2023 · Resolved October 9, 2023
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
A day here
- Hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Details
- Website
- luvncarechildcare.org
- Address
- 1225 29th St SE
- License
- PL-22011, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 1977
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked September 2026 · luvncarechildcare.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — luvncarechildcare.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Hours — Checked September 2026 · luvncarechildcare.org
Details
- Website — Checked September 2026 · luvncarechildcare.org
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked September 2026 · data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked September 2026 · luvncarechildcare.org