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Child care in King County, Washington

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for King County, synthesized from public records — 35.7% of Washington's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

King County has about 69,059 licensed seats for roughly 140,416 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 49% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

25 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (41) · Bright Horizons (28) · The Goddard School (11, PE) · Kiddie Academy (8) · La Petite Academy (4, PE)

By city

Seattle (339) · Bellevue (94) · Kent (42) · Federal Way (40) · Renton (40) · Redmond (39) · Auburn (31) · Issaquah (30) · Kirkland (29) · Shoreline (22) · Burien (21) · Bothell (17)

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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public Washington child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.