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2,115 Daycare Centers in Washington

Browse 2,115 daycare centers across Washington. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Washington

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Washington can make the decision-making process smoother.

Washington has about 2,115 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Washington. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in Washington

There are 2,115 daycares in Washington: 17 headstart facilities, 1 before/after school centers, 17 religious facility daycares, and 2,080 childcare and preschool centers.

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Martha & Mary-Poulsbo Sap
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Martha & Mary-Poulsbo is a senior care facility (not a daycare) with highly polarized reviews. Most reviewers praise the compassionate staff, clean environment, and quality end-of-life care, while a minority report serious concerns about neglect, inadequate hygiene practices, and unresponsive nursing staff.

Knowledgeable and compassionate staffclean and organized facilityexcellent COVID-19 safety protocols
Address
18531 Noll Road Ne, Poulsbo, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Quality
Carousel Corner Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Carousel Corner Preschool receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, clean facilities, and strong communication. One parent reported dissatisfaction with billing policies and handling of transition difficulties. The center is noted for staff consistency, summer activities, and kindergarten preparation.

caring and patient stafflow staff turnoverclean facility
Address
5345 Se Carousel Ln, Port Orchard, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Ywca My Friends House
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
121 East Birch Street, Walla Walla, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Quality
Ywca-Summer Adv Club 1
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
213 S 1st, Walla Walla, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Hugs Tugs & Luvs II Prek-Sch
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
4308 208th St, Ct E, Bldg A & B, Spanaway, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Hugs Tugs & Luvs I
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
4304 208th St E, Bldg C & D, Spanaway, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Kids Country Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Kids Country Day Care in Bonney Lake receives consistently high praise from parents who highlight the caring, attentive staff and supportive learning environment. Parents report their children are happy, engaged, and developing well, with particular appreciation for the recent leadership changes and improved organization. The facility is described as clean, well-organized, and prioritizing both safety and individualized child development.

Caring and patient teachers
Address
20020 S Prairie Road, Bonney Lake, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Hugs Tugs & Luvs II Infant
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
4308 208th Street East, Bldg B, Spanaway, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Childrens Villa Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
6314 Avondale Av Sw, Lakewood, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Christian Playcare Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
1888 N Wright Dr, Spokane, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Spokane Child Development Cen
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Spokane Child Development Center receives unanimous 5-star praise from parents who highlight exceptional staff care, safe and clean facilities, and strong developmental support. Parents consistently report their children are excited to attend and feel confident leaving them in the center's hands. Multiple families have enrolled multiple children and recommend the facility highly.

Caring and dedicated staffsafe and well-maintained facilitiesspacious outdoor play area
Address
15540 E Euclid Ave, Spokane Valley, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Bethel Christian Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
1111 S Thor, Spokane, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Lincoln Heights Express
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

This is an urgent care center, not a daycare. Reviews praise the professional, compassionate staff, efficient appointment-based system with minimal wait times, and personalized patient care. Patients consistently highlight the welcoming atmosphere and quality medical attention.

Polite and friendly staffefficient scheduling with same-day appointmentsminimal wait times
Address
3322 E 22nd Ave, Spokane, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
In His Hands/Memorial Luthera
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

These reviews appear to be for Memorial Lutheran Church, not a daycare center. The reviews praise the church's traditional biblical teaching, warm community, pastoral leadership, and community outreach programs.

Sound biblical doctrinetraditional approachkind and welcoming congregation
Address
2700 E 28th Street, Vancouver, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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First Steps Cdc II
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

First Steps CDC II receives consistently high praise from parents for its caring, experienced staff and family-like atmosphere. Parents highlight the center's focus on individualized child development, educational activities, outdoor play, and strong teacher-child relationships. The facility is credited with effectively preparing children for kindergarten.

Experienced long-term staffsmall class sizes with one-on-one attentionindividualized child development appro
Address
5117 Lacey Blvd, Lacey, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Mini Skool Early Learning Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

Parents overwhelmingly praise Cadence Academy for its caring, attentive staff who treat families like part of their community. Children show developmental progress, excitement about attending, and strong bonds with teachers. Parents consistently report feeling at ease and supported in their childcare decision.

Caring and attentive stafffamily-like atmospherestrong teacher-child relationships
Address
3910 Yelm Highway Se, Olympia, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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First Steps Cdc
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2

First Steps CDC receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the caring, long-term staff and family-like atmosphere. Parents highlight strong communication, developmental preparation for kindergarten, and individualized attention in appropriately-sized classrooms. The center is commended for accepting children with foster care and adoption backgrounds and maintaining stable staffing over many years.

Caring and loving stafflow staff turnoversmall class sizes with one-on-one attention
Address
5109 Lacey Blvd, Lacey, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Little Christian Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
542 Huntington Avenue, Castle Rock, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Little Rockets Dcc
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.2
Address
237 A Street, Castle Rock, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Pike Market Child Care And Pre
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Pike Market Child Care and Preschool receives universal praise from parents who highlight the nurturing, child-centered environment and dedicated staff. Parents consistently emphasize the quality education, on-site nutritious meals, convenient Pike Place Market location, and inclusive sliding scale pricing that makes the program accessible to families of all income levels.

Warm and knowledgeable staffchild-centered learning through playon-site nutritious meals pr
Address
1501 Pike Place, #313, Seattle, WA
Phone
(206) 625-5084
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Bilingual Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Bilingual Learning Center receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring and professional staff, organized operations, and quality educational activities. However, two negative reviews cite unprofessional behavior from office staff and management, including concerns about multilingual commentary and lack of professionalism.

Compassionate and well-trained staffregular parent communicationage-appropriate classroom organization
Address
1803 W Bonneville, Pasco, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Greenacres Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Parents consistently praise Greenacres Learning Center (also referred to as College4Kids) for its caring, professional staff, bilingual Spanish immersion curriculum, and strong developmental focus. They highlight excellent communication through daily updates, photos, and videos, along with a clean, well-organized facility. All ten reviews gave 5-star ratings, with parents noting their children are happy, thriving, and developing strong language and social skills.

Attentive and caring teachersbilingual Spanish immersion programdaily photo and video updates
Address
1826 S 240th St, Des Moines, WA
Phone
(206) 878-8430
Quality
La Petite - Kirkland
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Parents consistently praise LA PETITE - KIRKLAND for its significant improvement under current director Cheryl's leadership, citing a clean, well-organized facility with caring, professional staff. Children are reported to be happy, safe, and developmentally supported, with parents appreciating the strong communication and individualized attention. The center is noted for enforcing behavioral expectations and creating a positive, inclusive environment.

Strong leadership and staff consistencyclean and organized facilitycaring and patient teachers
Address
11440 Ne 116th St, Kirkland, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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The Country Playhouse Learning
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

The Country Playhouse Learning Center in Enumclaw has highly polarized reviews. Six parents gave 5-star ratings praising the staff, cleanliness, curriculum, and communication via the Brightwheel app, with some families using the center for multiple years. Two parents gave 1-star ratings citing poor handling of scheduling inconsistencies, unprofessional staff behavior toward parents, and concerning treatment of children.

Caring and loving staffclean and organized fa
Address
1515 Chinook Ave, Enumclaw, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Cottesmore Cdc
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Cottesmore CDC receives overwhelming praise from most parents, who highlight the caring and attentive staff, strong communication through daily app updates, and ample outdoor playtime. However, one negative review raises serious concerns about director qualifications, overcrowding, understaffing, and child safety issues.

Kind and attentive staffexcellent communication via app updates with photos and videosabundant outdoor playtime
Address
8402 Skansie Ave, Gig Harbor, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
La Petite School Care Program
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

LA PETITE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM in Milton receives predominantly positive reviews (8 five-star ratings) praising staff quality, safety measures, educational programs, and communication with parents. Two one-star reviews cite issues with waitlist management and unresponsiveness, and one historical account describes past problems with lice, food handling, and staff conduct.

caring and professional staffstrong safety and security measuresflexible scheduling
Address
2800 Milton Way, Suite 17, Milton, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Tacoma Day Care And Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1
Address
1113 S I St, Tacoma, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Quality
Child'S Time III
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Child's Time III in Tacoma receives consistently positive feedback from parents, with all 10 reviews rating the facility 4-5 stars. Parents praise the caring, dedicated staff, strong communication, clean environment, and family-like atmosphere that has retained many families for years.

Caring and passionate stafffrequent communication with parentsresponsive director (Regina/Anita)
Address
11415 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
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Little Church On The Prairie
Church Daycare
4.1

Little Church on the Prairie is a religious facility that receives consistently high praise from families. Parents highlight the caring teachers, special holiday celebrations, child development support, and welcoming community atmosphere. The facility is described as Bible-based and inclusive, with strong staff dedication to preparing children for kindergarten.

Caring and hardworking teachersspecial holiday and occasion celebrationschild development and learning outcomes
Address
6310 Motor Avenue Sw, Lakewood, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE
Promise Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
4.1

Parents consistently praise Seedlings Early Learning Center (formerly Promise Day Care) for excellent staff care, strong communication, and child development. Children show significant growth, enjoy attending daily, and benefit from a stable teaching environment with minimal staff turnover. The center is highly recommended by families with multi-year enrollment history.

Caring and skilled staffminimal teacher turnoverconsistent substitute teachers
Address
3140 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, WA
Phone
NOT AVAILABLE

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Frequently asked questions

There are 2,115 all daycares across Washington. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Washington are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Washington's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in Washington, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Washington sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in Washington vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.