Bellevue · Licensed center
Suginoko School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 96 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 3 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 8, 20262 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that faculty members KG, SK, CK, YL, SO, MP, MT, and EY had expired food handlers permits.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed, faculty member YY did not have a completed PBC. However, was not present at the time of the visit, but had been working onsite on days prior.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
- Apr 9, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 6, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This center
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
It was observed that faculty members KG, SK, CK, YL, SO, MP, MT, and EY had expired food handlers permits.
· May 8, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 8, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
It was observed that faculty members KG, SK, CK, YL, SO, MP, MT, and EY had expired food handlers permits.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
It was observed, faculty member YY did not have a completed PBC. However, was not present at the time of the visit, but had been working onsite on days prior.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 462-5426
- Address
- 8460 160th Ave NE, Bellevue, 98052
- License
- PL-81674
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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
- Website — Checked July 2026 suginoko.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.