Renton · Licensed family home
Masterminds Learning Center
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 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since May 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 8, 2026Nothing cited
Aug 27, 20251 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During the time of inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit in the back room unlocked. This was corrected while licensor was onsite.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Aug 13, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed several products in the licensed bathroom that were accessible to children Clorox wipes and can of air freshner/aerosol on sink counter Cabinet beneath sink has a bottle of bleach, cabinet does not have a lock. Provider corrected while licensor was on sight by placing products in a cabinet that has a child lock.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Mar 8, 20242 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During licensing visit, the front emergency exit door was observed locked with deadbolt lock, from the inside, and door handle cover”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Climbing play equipement, 3 slides, observed in the outdoor licensed space with only grass underneath was observed in the outdoor licensed space.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
- Aug 30, 2023Nothing cited
May 24, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Aide S.H. needs to complete the Basic Child Care training and the following trainings: Mandated Reported, Emergency Preparedness, Families experiencing Homelessness & Medication Management”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
The state cited rules at 4 of this home's 6 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 6 times had more: 65% of 26 had rules cited at 5 or more.
How all 26 Seattle-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 26 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None4%
- 1 of 64%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 68%
- 4 of 615%This home
- 5 of 638%
- All 627%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 8, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since May 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
During the time of inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit in the back room unlocked. This was corrected while licensor was onsite.
· August 27, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 27, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
During the time of inspection, licensor observed the emergency exit in the back room unlocked. This was corrected while licensor was onsite.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 13, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed several products in the licensed bathroom that were accessible to children Clorox wipes and can of air freshner/aerosol on sink counter Cabinet beneath sink has a bottle of bleach, cabinet does not have a lock. Provider corrected while licensor was on sight by placing products in a cabinet that has a child lock.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 8, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
During licensing visit, the front emergency exit door was observed locked with deadbolt lock, from the inside, and door handle cover
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Climbing play equipement, 3 slides, observed in the outdoor licensed space with only grass underneath was observed in the outdoor licensed space.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 24, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
Aide S.H. needs to complete the Basic Child Care training and the following trainings: Mandated Reported, Emergency Preparedness, Families experiencing Homelessness & Medication Management
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 663-0342
- Address
- 16945 SE 183rd Pl, Renton, WA 98058
- License
- PL-81900
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.