Seattle · Licensed center
Post Alley Kidscentre INC
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 82 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in August 2023 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jun 1, 2023Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Aug 1, 2023
Supervising childrenSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Post Alley Kids Centre used a public elevator that was not set up for a capacity of a kids buggy as well as placement of children in the buggy which could expose their arms and legs to an injury. There was also insufficient training for a new employee who was operating the buggy which resulted in an injury to a child whose leg was pinched between her seat and the rear of the elevator.”
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(c)
Licensing inspections
- Feb 5, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 12, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 9, 20241 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Prescription box missing for a child with a medication (EPI Pen). Missing the child's name, the date when the prescription filled, the name of the pharmacy, the expiration date of the medication.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Jan 25, 20231 citation
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“E.C.T. has a withdrawn background check in Merit which is not completed, in process, or passed.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 62% of 272 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%This center
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Prescription box missing for a child with a medication (EPI Pen). Missing the child's name, the date when the prescription filled, the name of the pharmacy, the expiration date of the medication.
· February 9, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 9, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
Prescription box missing for a child with a medication (EPI Pen). Missing the child's name, the date when the prescription filled, the name of the pharmacy, the expiration date of the medication.
Jun 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received June 1, 2023 · Resolved August 1, 2023
Serious injury: Broken bone · 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(5)(c) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Post Alley Kids Centre used a public elevator that was not set up for a capacity of a kids buggy as well as placement of children in the buggy which could expose their arms and legs to an injury. There was also insufficient training for a new employee who was operating the buggy which resulted in an injury to a child whose leg was pinched between her seat and the rear of the elevator.
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 25, 2023
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of July 6, 2026
E.C.T. has a withdrawn background check in Merit which is not completed, in process, or passed.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 623-5437
- Address
- 1211 Post Alley, Seattle, 98101
- License
- PL-20780
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 kidscentreinc.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
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.