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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.

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