Mars Ela

Center · 9400 Rainier Ave S. Ste B,c,d,e, G(office) /on The Ground Floor Of Polaris At Rainier Beach Affordable Housing Complex

What kind of place is this?

Size 53 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Who will be with our child?

Infant 1 teacher to 4 children Rooms of 8
Toddler 1 teacher to 7 children Rooms of 7

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 6 weeks to 5 years
Hours 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Days / week 5

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 27, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2022 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousThe licensor observed the lighting to be too low in the infant room and discussed ways to increase lighting at naptime. · October 3, 2023

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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 18, 2024

Handwashing and hand sanitizer

WAC 110-300-0200(4) · Short Term

Licensor observed teacher to change a diaper and not wash hands after or use wipe.

Handwashing and hand sanitizer

WAC 110-300-0200(4) · Short Term

Licensor observed teacher to not wash a child's hands after diapering them.

Report (PDF)

Jun 2024 Complaint 4 valid issues

Complaint · June 20, 2024 · Resolved September 2, 2024

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · October 3, 2023

Infant safe sleep practices

WAC 110-300-0291(1)(d) · Serious

The licensor observed the lighting to be too low in the infant room and discussed ways to increase lighting at naptime.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) / 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

0106(3)-Licensor observed 4 staff members to not have completed the 30 hour child care basics training. 0106 (8) - Licensor observed one staff member to be missing the safe sleep training.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 15, 2022

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Rashawna Redmond needs cleared background check

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Mars Ela hasn’t published

Cost.

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in October 2023.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who will be with our child

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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