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Licensed daycares in 98444Tacoma, WA

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 98444 — 12 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 45 violations across 44 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.02 violations per inspection, which is above the Tacoma average of 0.56.

7 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 1 facility 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

6 providers.

Conway Barbara

Family day home · Ages 13 yr

0 violationsActive
Heathorn Valena And Del Valle Alana

Family day home · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 9418 S L St · Last inspected Nov 17, 2025

0 violationsActive
Rathke Liliana

Family day home · Ages 13 yr

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Cadence Academy Preschool Tacoma

Center · Capacity 129 · Ages 13 yr · 1908 S 96Th St · Last inspected May 18, 2026

1 violationActive
Metro Parks Childcare At Stafford Elementary

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 5 yr – 11 yr · 1615 S 92Nd St · Last inspected Dec 11, 2025

1 violationActive
Sadiq Shamso M

Family day home · Ages 5 yr · 8837 S J St · Last inspected Mar 2, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Kreative Kidz C

Center · Capacity 64 · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr · 14215 Pacific Ave S · Last inspected Nov 19, 2025

8 violationsActive
Right At School At James Sales Elementary

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1301 113Th St S · Last inspected Dec 10, 2025

5 violationsActive
Childrens Adventure Learning Center

Center · Capacity 48 · Ages 12 mo – 6 yr · 9417 S Yakima Ave · Last inspected Aug 18, 2025

5 violationsActive

No longer operating

1 provider with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

Fergurson Leona

Family day home · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr

0 violationsSuspended

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