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Planting Flowers Learning Center North

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 75 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.

What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

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 both of its licensing inspections since August 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jan 12, 20262 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of inspection plastic bags in the Todller room were stored in cabinets without lock.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of inspection, a lamp shade placed on the floor was observed to be accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b)

  • Aug 4, 20251 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of inspection, the laundry room was observed to be accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

The state cited rules at both of this center's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected twice had fewer: 68% of 78.

How all 78 Seattle-area centers inspected twice compare

Of the 78 Seattle-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None31%
  • 1 of 237%
  • Both32%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 12, 2026
On file
2 visits since August 2025 — both cited findings
Most serious
Serious — At the time of inspection plastic bags in the Todller room were stored in cabinets without lock. · January 12, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 12, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

At the time of inspection plastic bags in the Todller room were stored in cabinets without lock.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b) · Serious

At the time of inspection, a lamp shade placed on the floor was observed to be accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 4, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of inspection, the laundry room was observed to be accessible.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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A day here

7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week

Outdoors and schedule
Outdoors
Children go outside daily in all weather; families bring rain suit and rain boots
Schedule
Full-day

Who cares for your child

Ruthy (Teacher (Bilingual infant teacher)), 15 years in early childhood.

Details

Phone
(253) 259-9520
Address
919 NE 185th St, Shoreline, 98155
License
PL-85561
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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Sources and dates

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Who cares for your child

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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

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.

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