Licensed center
Planting Flowers Learning Center
A center, licensed for 82 children. The state cited something at 1 of 4 routine visits (Seattle-area centers: about 2 in 3). No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 150 of 203 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
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
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
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What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
150: none52: one to four1: five or more
The 203 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 114 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Planting Flowers Learning Center (82 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits).
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
- January 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2024 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
There is a gate going into the infant room that took special knowledge and more than one step to open. Dispute Description: When the Fire Department visited the site along with my assigned Licensor, it was noted that the classroom did not have a secondary exit from the classroom space. I was instructed that a secondary exit was required, and one of the approved options provided was the installation of a baby gate. This item was one of several corrections identified during the visit. I elected to install the baby gate to meet the secondary exit requirement. Following this correction, the Fire Department conducted a second inspection, at which time the space was approved and my license was cleared. Licensing later returned to inspect the correction and approved the baby gate with the instruction that staff must be trained to ensure they are able to approach and open the gate without difficulty. All teaching staff have been trained on the proper use of the gate and understand how to operate it quickly and safely as part of emergency procedures. It is important to note that the baby gate is not the primary exit from the classroom. The primary exit remains a direct exit from the classroom to the outside. The gate serves solely as a secondary exit from the classroom space, as required. When the Fire Department visited the site along with my assigned Licensor, it was noted that the classroom did not have a secondary exit from the classroom space. I was instructed that a secondary exit was required, and one of the approved options provided was the installation of a baby gate. This item was one of several corrections identified during the visit. I elected to install the baby gate to meet the secondary exit requirement. Following this correction, the Fire Department conducted a second inspection, at which time the space was approved and my license was cleared. Licensing later returned to inspect the correction and approved the baby gate with the instruction that staff must be trained to ensure they are able to approach and open the gate without difficulty. All teaching staff have been trained on the proper use of the gate and understand how to operate it quickly and safely as part of emergency procedures. It is important to note that the baby gate is not the primary exit from the classroom. The primary exit remains a direct exit from the classroom to the outside. The gate serves solely as a secondary exit from the classroom space, as required.
· January 5, 2026
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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 5, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There is a gate going into the infant room that took special knowledge and more than one step to open. Dispute Description: When the Fire Department visited the site along with my assigned Licensor, it was noted that the classroom did not have a secondary exit from the classroom space. I was instructed that a secondary exit was required, and one of the approved options provided was the installation of a baby gate. This item was one of several corrections identified during the visit. I elected to install the baby gate to meet the secondary exit requirement. Following this correction, the Fire Department conducted a second inspection, at which time the space was approved and my license was cleared. Licensing later returned to inspect the correction and approved the baby gate with the instruction that staff must be trained to ensure they are able to approach and open the gate without difficulty. All teaching staff have been trained on the proper use of the gate and understand how to operate it quickly and safely as part of emergency procedures. It is important to note that the baby gate is not the primary exit from the classroom. The primary exit remains a direct exit from the classroom to the outside. The gate serves solely as a secondary exit from the classroom space, as required. When the Fire Department visited the site along with my assigned Licensor, it was noted that the classroom did not have a secondary exit from the classroom space. I was instructed that a secondary exit was required, and one of the approved options provided was the installation of a baby gate. This item was one of several corrections identified during the visit. I elected to install the baby gate to meet the secondary exit requirement. Following this correction, the Fire Department conducted a second inspection, at which time the space was approved and my license was cleared. Licensing later returned to inspect the correction and approved the baby gate with the instruction that staff must be trained to ensure they are able to approach and open the gate without difficulty. All teaching staff have been trained on the proper use of the gate and understand how to operate it quickly and safely as part of emergency procedures. It is important to note that the baby gate is not the primary exit from the classroom. The primary exit remains a direct exit from the classroom to the outside. The gate serves solely as a secondary exit from the classroom space, as required.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- plantingflowerslearning.com
- Address
- 30819 14th Ave S
- License
- PL-84542, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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All checked September 2026.
State record
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Details
- Website — plantingflowerslearning.com
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov