Oakbrook Children's Center LLC (Oakbrook Children's Center)

Child Care Center in Lakewood, WA

Updated: Jul 14, 2025 License: Open

Inspections

Inspection Date	Risk Level	Observation	Actions
Feb 26, 2025	Long	110-300-0210(1)(2) Child files were missing complete, medically verified CIS or exemption forms.	View Details
Feb 26, 2025	Serious	Licensor observed janitorial equipment located outside the classroom, in the licensed childcare spac... Read More	View Details
Apr 04, 2024	Short	0170 (2): Last fire safety inspection completed 3/2023. 0170 (3)(c): Electrical motor fan/vent on ma... Read More	View Details
Apr 04, 2024	Serious	Garbage bags accessible on lower floor in kitchen underneath sink cabinet. These bags were removed w... Read More	View Details
Apr 04, 2024	Short	The gate on the fence that backs up to school has a gap wider than 3.5 inches.	View Details
Apr 04, 2024	Short	Toddler A classroom staff changed a diaper and did not wash hands afterward nor washed child hands a... Read More	View Details
Apr 04, 2024	Serious	Two children in Toddler B classroom have diaper cremes without first and last name on them. One chil... Read More	View Details
Apr 04, 2024	Serious	Underneath kitchen cabinets on main floor and lower floor had toxins accessible to children. Toxins ... Read More	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Short	0106 (3): Staff Mitchell Hogan alone with children (school age children) without basic STARS.	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Long	0115 (1): Mitchell Hogan does not have high school diploma uploaded into MERIT.	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Short	0145 (9): Gaps in fences/gate where post meets barrier has gaps wider than 3.5 inches. This gate is ... Read More	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Short	0165 (3)(g): blue railing in school age classroom has flaking blue paint. Wood is exposed. Toddler A... Read More	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Serious	0260 (1) (a): Bleach solution on counter in school age classroom.	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Short	0356 (5): School age classroom had preschool and school age children with 27 children. MAX group siz... Read More	View Details
Jun 29, 2023	Long	0455 (3): Staff Leanna Stanton showed Licensor bright wheel attendance. Five staff were signed into ... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	0100 (6) Lateia Alexandria Mayfield alone with preschool children in pit room and has no high school... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	0106 (12): Courtney Hill and staff missing food handlers permit. Lateia Alexandria Mayfield 0106 (3... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	0145(8): Barrier (wooden fence) outside of school age classroom in licensed outdoor space has three ... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Serious	0146 (1)(a)(b): Climber with slide on playground on top of pea gravel that has exposed dirt and no m... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	0165 (3)(g): School age/preschool classroom upstairs has blue railing dividing two spaces that has f... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	0200 (4): Hope Perfect arrived to toddler classroom at 8:58AM and did not wash hands upon arrival. S... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Serious	Bleach solution labeled 4/25/2023 in bottle on counter in school age/preschool classroom accessible ... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	None	Courtney Hill and Lateia Alexandria Mayfield staff missing food handlers permit as well as CPR/FIRST... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Long	Preschool classroom downstairs did not have staff/child ratio log or staff attendence. Staff whom ar... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	Preschool classroom downstairs had children whom were crying, jumping off table/chair, throwing toys... Read More	View Details
Apr 25, 2023	Short	Staff Catherine Martin present with ten children in village classroom. Catherine was aiding child in... Read More	View Details
Aug 24, 2023	Short	MS, DP, and SB do not have Child Care Basics documented in MERIT. MS, DP and SB do not have Blood Bo... Read More	View Details
Aug 24, 2023	Long	MS, DP, and SB do not have H.S. Diploma registered with MERIT.	View Details
Aug 24, 2023	Short	MS, DP and SB do not have a Portable Background Clearance documented in MERIT. MS, DP and SB do not ... Read More	View Details
Aug 24, 2023	Long	WAC 110-300-0455(3) and 110-300-0455(4) Attendance records for staff and children. Licensor requeste... Read More	View Details
Jul 17, 2023	Serious	0145 (6): No fence or barrier in licensed outdoor play space near school age classroom which leads t... Read More	View Details
Jul 17, 2023	Short	0165 (3)(g) Flakey paint on blue railing in school age classroom. 0165(3)(a): Large railroad tie bea... Read More	View Details
Jul 17, 2023	Short	0221 (2)(b): Toddler A classroom does not have a washable, moisture resistant floor that extends at ... Read More	View Details
Jul 17, 2023	Short	0240 (2)(a): Vinyl climbing blocks in Toddler A classroom are torn on all edges and no longer moistu... Read More	View Details
Jul 17, 2023	Serious	0260 (5): Wheelbarrow accessible in licensed outdoor space outside school age classroom.	View Details
Mar 16, 2023	Short	0100(3)(c)(i)(ii)(iii) Program Supervisor Catherine Martin was in ratio throughout this Licensors vi... Read More	View Details
Mar 16, 2023	Short	0145(8) several gaps in fence of outdoor play space wider than 3.5 inches 0145 (11) Center does not ... Read More	View Details
Mar 16, 2023	Short	0165 (4)(a) Metal floor fan and air conditioner unit accessible to children in school age classroom.... Read More	View Details
Mar 16, 2023	Short	0345 (2) Preschool downstairs was over ratio. Rosa Alonso alone with 11 children until second staff,... Read More	View Details
Mar 16, 2023	None	0356 (4) Several staff missing requirements to be left alone with children who were alone with child... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Short	0165 (3)(a): The white vent cover near child cube area is loose and sticking out from wall creating ... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Short	0200 (5) Multiple children arrived to care and did not wash hands. Two staff reported to Licensor th... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Serious	0215 (3)(a)(ii) Two diaper cremes in preschool 1 classroom bathroom in child cubes without first and... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Serious	Bleach solution bottles on cube shelf on main level of childcare (preschool) accessible to children.... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Short	Lead teacher A.S. does not have highschool dioploma or GED. Assistant teacher, A.T. does not have hi... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Short	Staff A.T. and M.H. do not have record of TB on file or in MERIT.	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Short	Staff A.T. and M.H. in ratio in classrooms with no proof of CPR/first aid.	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	Long	Staff A.T. has been employed at Center for two weeks and is not listed under Center as a staff membe... Read More	View Details
Oct 16, 2023	None	Staff inside classrooms in ratio without all required qualifications. Staff M.H. in preschool 1 clas... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	0106 (10)Amber Steele, Hope Perfect, Mallaun Wright, Chrislie Turla Peredo, Michalee Renee Messerli,... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	0145 (8): Several gaps in outdoor fencing with gaps wider than 3.5 inches. 0145(9): Gate near out sh... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	0165 (4)(f): No gate/safety gate at bottom on staircase in outdoor play space. 0165 (3)(g): Current ... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	0200 (4) Staff Mallaun Wright changed seevral children's diapers in downstairs preschool and did not... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	0325 (1) Preschool staff used words "Get in line" "These kids are crazy" "GoMallaun Wright and Hope ... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	0330 (2): Preschool classroom staff Mallaun Wright and Hope Perfect did not offer children choices,... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	None	0356 (1) Pitroom (preschool) currently licensed for 11 children and classroom had 13 children and tw... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Serious	Climber placed on solid ground/pea gravel with solid ground showing and not nine inches in depth.	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	School Age classroom vent is covered in dust and in need of cleaning.	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	Staff Hope Perfect and Mallaun Wright do not have proof of TB test on file.	View Details
May 04, 2023	Serious	Staff Hope Perfect grabbed two child by the arm in the preschool classroom and aggressively placed c... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Long	Staff member's Mallaun Wright and Hope Perfect do not have any tranings listed in MERIT. Chrislie T... Read More	View Details
May 04, 2023	Short	Two preschool children in downstairs preschool 2 classroom wondered out of toileting area where staf... Read More	View Details
Feb 02, 2023	Serious	0230 (2)(b): pre-k/school age classroom had first aid kit on floor, accessible to children. 0230(2)(... Read More	View Details
Feb 02, 2023	Serious	Diaper Cremes in preschool classroom not labeled with child's first and last name.	View Details

Complaints

Complaint Resolution	Risk Level	Observation	Actions
Received on: 2023-10-10 \| Resolved on: 2023-11-08	Short	Child developed bleach stains throughout clothing at childcare and staff are unsure how this occurre... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2023-08-22 \| Resolved on: 2024-01-23	None	Valid for Interactions and Curriculum, WAC 110-300-0356 (1)(b) as individual classrooms were over ca... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2023-08-22 \| Resolved on: 2024-01-23	Short	Valid for Interactions and Curriculum, WAC 110-300-0356(5)(b)(c)(d), because requested documentation... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2023-08-17 \| Resolved on: 2023-12-12	Serious	Center failed to report abuse/neglect allegations to DCYF.	View Details
Received on: 2023-08-15 \| Resolved on: 2023-10-24	Short	Valid for Environment WAC 11-300-0165(4)(a) because during the interview process licensor was provid... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2023-02-02 \| Resolved on: 2023-03-21	Short	Based on staff disclosure and staff/child ratio logs, preschool and school age classrooms have been ... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2022-07-26 \| Resolved on: 2022-09-29	Serious	The center management acted immediately by terminating the staff involved as soon as it was reported... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2022-06-28 \| Resolved on: 2022-08-15	Short	0345 (2): Preschool classroom 20:1 ratio, this was corrected while Licensor was on site. 0345 (3): T... Read More	View Details
Received on: 2021-08-09 \| Resolved on: 2021-09-14	Serious		View Details
Received on: 2020-12-02 \| Resolved on: 2021-03-29	Serious	Even thought the provider called the parents and the department to notify them of the incident, The ... Read More	View Details