Seattle · Licensed center
Young Child Academy of Seattle
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 104 children.
- Run by a for-profit business.
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 October 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 31, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 28, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 14, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 17, 20241 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Director, CPC file nor the assistant director, M.K's file wa present during the inspection. Licensor requested that file be scanned for review on 10/17/2024. The documents were not scanned on 10/17/2024 nor when the licensor was finishing up the checklist on 10/21/2024. Licensor reviewed MERIT and CPC's BBP is expired, her Food Handler's was confirmed but could not be verified during the visit. Assistant Director, M.K's BBP was "Self-Entered" and could not be verified dated 8/26/2024, her Food Handlers were Self-Entered with a date of 8/26/2024 but could not be verified. CPR/First Aid was expired as of 3/29/2024 per MERIT and was confirmed. There were no updated cards for review during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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
- August 31, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2024 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Director, CPC file nor the assistant director, M.K's file wa present during the inspection. Licensor requested that file be scanned for review on 10/17/2024. The documents were not scanned on 10/17/2024 nor when the licensor was finishing up the checklist on 10/21/2024. Licensor reviewed MERIT and CPC's BBP is expired, her Food Handler's was confirmed but could not be verified during the visit. Assistant Director, M.K's BBP was "Self-Entered" and could not be verified dated 8/26/2024, her Food Handlers were Self-Entered with a date of 8/26/2024 but could not be verified. CPR/First Aid was expired as of 3/29/2024 per MERIT and was confirmed. There were no updated cards for review during the visit.
· October 17, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 17, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Director, CPC file nor the assistant director, M.K's file wa present during the inspection. Licensor requested that file be scanned for review on 10/17/2024. The documents were not scanned on 10/17/2024 nor when the licensor was finishing up the checklist on 10/21/2024. Licensor reviewed MERIT and CPC's BBP is expired, her Food Handler's was confirmed but could not be verified during the visit. Assistant Director, M.K's BBP was "Self-Entered" and could not be verified dated 8/26/2024, her Food Handlers were Self-Entered with a date of 8/26/2024 but could not be verified. CPR/First Aid was expired as of 3/29/2024 per MERIT and was confirmed. There were no updated cards for review during the visit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 282-7132
- Address
- 214 Minor Ave N, Seattle, 98109
- License
- PL-84574
- 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 youngchildacademy.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Quality program — Checked September 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.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.