Unincorporated Snohomish County · Licensed center
Sais Little Stars Childcare
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 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
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 29, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 5, 20244 citations
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff person V.B. and N.R. have exired first aid, CPR and food worker.”
WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Supervising childrenShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Chimes/bells are needed on classroom doors that open to the inside of the facility. Toddler emergency exit door needs working chimes/bells.”
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b)
General staff qualificationsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“B.M. needs to upload and have education verified in MERIT.”
WAC 110-300-0100(7)
Staff recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Staff need to have forms with date of birth, job title, first day of employment and training documents. Staff need to have names of emergency contacts in file. Staff A.F. and B.M. need to have MMR immunization records in staff file.”
WAC 110-300-0115(2), WAC 110-300-0115(3)
Aug 22, 20231 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Benadryl and epi-pen for food allergy have expired.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 29, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Staff person V.B. and N.R. have exired first aid, CPR and food worker.
· August 5, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · August 5, 2024
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term
Chimes/bells are needed on classroom doors that open to the inside of the facility. Toddler emergency exit door needs working chimes/bells.
WAC 110-300-0100(7) · Short Term
B.M. needs to upload and have education verified in MERIT.
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
Staff person V.B. and N.R. have exired first aid, CPR and food worker.
WAC 110-300-0115(2) / 110-300-0115(3) · Long Term / Short Term
Staff need to have forms with date of birth, job title, first day of employment and training documents. Staff need to have names of emergency contacts in file. Staff A.F. and B.M. need to have MMR immunization records in staff file.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 22, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026
Benadryl and epi-pen for food allergy have expired.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 939-0431
- Address
- 22521 45th Ave SE, Unincorporated Snohomish County, 98021
- License
- PL-81530
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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
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.