Licensed Child Care Rankings · Port Townsend, WA
Bythe zReports Child Care Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 Facilities analyzed1 Government sourcesthe Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Every daycare in Port Townsend, ranked.

Every daycare in Port Townsend, WA, independently graded A to F from state child care licensing and enforcement records: 1 hold an A range grade. Port Townsend's average score is 99, 0.6 above the Washington average. The grades are free.

Key statistics for Port Townsend

StatisticValue
Active licensed daycares1
Port Townsend average records layer score99
Washington statewide average98.4 (Port Townsend +0.6)
A range grades1 (100%)
Clean record (no deficiencies on file)1 (100%)
Serious findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity35

How Port Townsend compares with Washington

Port Townsend's 1 licensed daycares average a records layer score of 99, 0.6 points above the Washington statewide average of 98.4. 1 of 1 facilities carry a clean record with no deficiencies on the state's file. See the full picture on the Washington Licensed Child Care Rankings & Safety Report.

About daycare licensing in Washington

Licensed child care in Washington is regulated by the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, which licenses providers, conducts inspections, investigates complaints, and publishes enforcement actions on the public record. Those state filed records, not reviews, are what this page is computed from. One precision note: some programs are legally exempt from licensing in many states (certain school- or church-operated programs, and small home settings under the state’s size threshold) and therefore do not appear on the licensed register at all. This page covers every provider on Washington’s public licensing file.

Frequently asked questions

How many daycares are in Port Townsend, WA?

Port Townsend has 1 active licensed daycares on Washington's public file, with a combined licensed capacity of 35. Every one is ranked on this page with a free records layer grade.

How does Port Townsend compare with the rest of Washington?

Port Townsend's average records layer score is 99, 0.6 points above the statewide average of 98.4. 1 of 1 Port Townsend facilities have a clean record with no deficiencies on file.

How are these grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the government's own published verdicts, state child care licensing and enforcement records, through one fixed rule applied identically nationwide. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™ and audits the record against public reputation.

Can a facility pay to change its ranking?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. Independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 · Built from: Washington child care licensing, inspection & enforcement records · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: September 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Best Licensed Child Cares in Port Townsend, WA. Rankings & Safety Records (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/daycare/wa/port-townsend

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Best Licensed Child Cares in Port Townsend, WA. Rankings & Safety Records.” zReports.org, v2026.09, September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/daycare/wa/port-townsend.

Plain, Best Licensed Child Cares in Port Townsend, WA. Rankings & Safety Records, zReports Research Institute, v2026.09, updated September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/daycare/wa/port-townsend

RANKED NIGHTLY FROM STATE CHILD CARE LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT RECORDS · FACILITIES ARE NEVER CONTACTED AND CANNOT PAY TO CHANGE SCORES · METHODOLOGY