Lynnwood · Licensed center
St. Thomas More Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Small faith-based center, licensed for 20 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 14, 2024Nothing cited
May 17, 20243 citations
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Assistant teacher needs completed deparment background check and fingerprints. Assistant teacher needs TB test onfile.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Assistant teacher needs to take Childcare Basics. Assistant teacher needs CPR, First Aid , and food permit”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Staff recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Lead teacher needs to enter current first aid, CPR, and food permit into Merit”
WAC 110-300-0115(1)
- Nov 17, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 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%This center
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Assistant teacher needs completed deparment background check and fingerprints. Assistant teacher needs TB test onfile.
· May 17, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 17, 2024
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Assistant teacher needs completed deparment background check and fingerprints. Assistant teacher needs TB test onfile.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Assistant teacher needs to take Childcare Basics. Assistant teacher needs CPR, First Aid , and food permit
WAC 110-300-0115(1) · Long Term
Lead teacher needs to enter current first aid, CPR, and food permit into Merit
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What it costs
- Application fee
- $250
How they teach
Faith-based
“Faith Students deepen their relationship with Christ through prayer, Scripture, and participation in Mass.”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 743-4242
- Address
- 6511 176th St. SW, Lynnwood, 98037
- License
- PL-83473
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
- Established
- 2006
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 stms.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked September 2026 stms.org
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 stms.org
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked July 2026 resources.finalsite.net/…/STMS-3-year-strategic-Plan-105-x-85-in-2-2.pdf
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.