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Licensed daycares in 98226Bellingham, WA

There are 29 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 98226 — 19 licensed centers and 10 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 51 violations across 55 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.93 violations per inspection, which is below the Bellingham average of 1.55.

14 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

14 providers.

Bellingham School District No 501

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 1985 Barkley Boulevard · Last inspected May 18, 2026

0 violationsActive
Blackburn Michelle

Family day home · Ages 13 yr

0 violationsActive
Buss Denise

Family day home · Ages 13 yr

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Lichen Early Learning Llc

Center · Capacity 16 · Ages 2 yr – 7 yr · 4974 Patton Rd · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

1 violationActive
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association

Center · Capacity 34 · Ages 3 yr – 7 yr · 3057 E Bakerview Rd · Last inspected Nov 4, 2025

1 violationActive
Whatcom Boys & Girls Club - Kids World Northwest Firehouse

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 5 yr – 10 yr · 4090 Home Road · Last inspected Jul 2, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Whatcom Boys & Girls Club - Kids World Northwest

Center · Capacity 114 · Ages 1 mo – 7 yr · 4085 Home Road · Last inspected Jul 2, 2025

12 violationsActive
Ymca - Barkley/Whatcom

Center · Capacity 104 · Ages 6 yr · 2410 Rimland Dr · Last inspected Nov 18, 2025

8 violationsActive
Teen Parent Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 3 yr · 2332 Lummi View Dr · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

6 violationsActive

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