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Child care in Thurston County, Washington

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Thurston County, synthesized from public records — 3.7% of Washington's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Thurston County has about 6,743 licensed seats for roughly 18,675 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 36% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

8 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: Cadence Education (7, PE) · KinderCare (2) · Kiddie Academy (1) · Tutor Time (1, PE)

By city

Olympia (40) · Lacey (30) · Tumwater (10) · Yelm (5) · Rochester (3) · Rainier (2) · Tenino (1) · East Olympia (1) · Littlerock (1)

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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.