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Licensed daycares in 98225Bellingham, WA

There are 40 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 98225 — 35 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 132 violations across 111 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.19 violations per inspection, which is above the Bellingham average of 0.73.

10 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

10 providers.

Alderwood Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 16 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 3400 Hollywood · Last inspected Jan 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Araujo Rebecca

Family day home · Ages 13 yr

0 violationsActive
Faulkner Kathryn

Family day home · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

17 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Birches Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 3328 Mcalpine Rd · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Blossom Childcare & Learning Center Inc

Center · Capacity 86 · Ages 12 mo – 7 yr · 2945 Douglas Avenue · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

1 violationActive
Grads - Options

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 2015 Franklin St · Last inspected Feb 2, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

13 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

James Place Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 23 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 109 W Champion St · Last inspected May 22, 2026

25 violationsActive
Wwu Associated Student Cdc

Center · Capacity 87 · Ages 12 mo – 6 yr · South College Drive · Last inspected Aug 28, 2025

15 violationsActive
North Cascades Child Development Center- Bellingham

Center · Capacity 98 · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr · 3800 Dana St. · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

13 violationsActive

Data synced from Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error