Lilac City Early Learning CenterLocal SEO report · Spokane Daycare

lilaccityelc.com1020 E Cozza Dr, Spokane, WA 99208Measured September 24, 2026

Score

70/100

Below the Spokane Daycare median of 74

Where Lilac City Early Learning Center sits among 12 Spokane Daycare businessesOut of 100. Each dot is one business.
Spokane Daycare: 12 sites scored out of 100Dot strip of 12 scores from 63 to 98. You: 70, 8th of 12. Median 74. Top score 98 (Spokane Child Development Center).SPOKANE DAYCARE12 sitesScore: 93Score: 87Score: 84Score: 82Score: 76Score: 72Score: 67Score: 67Score: 67Score: 63Spokane Child Development Center: 98You: 70You70Spokane Child Devel…9802550100Median 74
Where Lilac City Early Learning Center sits among 12 Spokane Daycare businesses
BusinessScore
Spokane Child Development Center98
Spokane Daycare site 293
Spokane Daycare site 387
Spokane Daycare site 484
Spokane Daycare site 582
Spokane Daycare site 676
Spokane Daycare site 772
You70
Spokane Daycare site 967
Spokane Daycare site 1067
Spokane Daycare site 1167
Spokane Daycare site 1263
Median74

Lilac City Early Learning Center scores 70 out of 100, below the Spokane Daycare median of 74. Biggest gap: Business info for Google, 0 of 15 points.

Google rankNot foundNot in the map pack or top 10 on the 3 searches we trackReviews28reviews3.8 stars · Spokane median 25Phone load7.7 slab testGood is 2.5 s or less · median 6.6 s

What to fix first, and why

Lilac City Early Learning Center carries a Google rating under 4.0, and that number does real damage — map results display it next to every listing, and searchers scroll past anything that reads as a warning before they read a single word about the school. The profile already has more reviews than most Spokane daycares we track, so the volume is there; the gap is in the signal those reviews send. The homepage also has no structured data, which means Google is guessing at the name, address, and services rather than reading them from a source it trusts — and it favors the listings it's certain about. Neither issue is permanent. The first move is to read the negative reviews for any pattern, respond to each one directly, then build a steady flow of recent positive reviews from current families.

Drafted with AI on September 27, 2026, from our scans of this site.

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Where the points go

Ahead of the Spokane Daycare median on Speed & Google checklist. Behind it on Business info for Google, Google Business Profile and Map & search position. Up 4 points since Jun 19, 2026, on scans that measured the same things.

Points by part of the scoreEach bar is drawn to the points that part is worth.
Points by part of the score: 70 of 100 measured pointsSpeed & Google checklist: 22 of 25, median 22. Page basics: 25 of 25, median 25. Business info for Google: 0 of 15, median 5. Crawlability: 10 of 10, median 10. Google Business Profile: 13 of 15, median 14. Map & search position: 0 of 10, median 2.Speed & Google checklist: 22 of 25 (median 22)Speed & Google checklist22 / 25Page basics: 25 of 25 (median 25)Page basics25 / 25Business info for Google: 0 of 15 (median 5)Business info for Google0 / 15Crawlability: 10 of 10 (median 10)Crawlability10 / 10Google Business Profile: 13 of 15 (median 14)Google Business Profile13 / 15Map & search position: 0 of 10 (median 2)Map & search position0 / 10
Points by part of the score
Part of the scoreYouSpokane Daycare medianBest in the fieldPoints available
Speed & Google checklist22222425
Page basics25252525
Business info for Google051515
Crawlability10101010
Google Business Profile13141515
Map & search position021010

The Spokane Daycare standing

Lilac City Early Learning Center is #8 of the 12 Spokane Daycare we track. Spokane Child Development Center leads.

Spokane Daycare ranked on score, ties to the business with more Google reviews.Lilac City Early Learning Center is number 8 of 12.
RankBusinessScoreReviews
1Spokane Child Development Center9821
2Ascend To the Heights Child Development93122
3North Avenue Learning Center8711
7Glow Children Early Learning Center724
8Lilac City Early Learning Center7028
9YWCA Spokane6748

Ranked on score. A tie goes to the business with more Google reviews. How we score · All 12 on the leaderboard

Reviews vs. the Spokane field

Lilac City Early Learning Center has 28 Google reviews at 3.8 stars. The Spokane Daycare median is 25, and 5 businesses have more.

Google reviews and rating, Lilac City Early Learning Center and every Spokane Daycare business with review dataEvery Spokane Daycare business with Google reviews.
Google reviews and rating, Spokane DaycareScatter plot of 12 businesses: review count on a log scale from 1 to 1,000+, rating from 3.5 to 5. You: 28 reviews, rated 3.8. Median 25 reviews and 4.2 stars.GOOGLE RATINGMore reviews, higher rating3.54.04.55.01101001,000Google reviews (log scale)Business: 122 reviews, rated 4.1Business: 17 reviews, rated 4.9Business: 4 reviews, rated 3.0Business: 19 reviews, rated 4.5Business: 11 reviews, rated 4.6Business: 106 reviews, rated 4.5Business: 11 reviews, rated 4.6Business: 62 reviews, rated 4.0Business: 21 reviews, rated 4.2Business: 68 reviews, rated 3.9Business: 48 reviews, rated 3.1You: 28 reviews, rated 3.8Median 25 reviewsMedian 4.2You28 reviews · 3.8

Ratings under 3.5 sit on the bottom edge.

Google reviews and rating, Lilac City Early Learning Center and every Spokane Daycare business with review data
BusinessGoogle reviewsRating
Spokane Daycare business 11224.1
Spokane Daycare business 21064.5
Spokane Daycare business 3683.9
Spokane Daycare business 4624.0
Spokane Daycare business 5483.1
You283.8
Spokane Daycare business 7214.2
Spokane Daycare business 8194.5
Spokane Daycare business 9174.9
Spokane Daycare business 10114.6
Spokane Daycare business 11114.6
Spokane Daycare business 1243.0
Median254.2
What would more reviews do?

Reviews

28

Review rank

#6of 12

28 todaymost in the field: 122

#6 of 12 on Google reviews today. Drag to see what more would do.

Where Lilac City Early Learning Center shows up on Google

Lilac City Early Learning Center doesn't show in Google's map pack or top 10 on the 3 searches we track.

Where Lilac City Early Learning Center shows up on GoogleThe map pack first, then the top 10 results, for each search.
Google results for "child care center near me spokane"You: not in the map pack. Not in the organic top 10. 9 organic results were captured. Over time: Jul 25 below the top 10, Aug 25 below the top 10, Sep 26 below the top 10.child care center near mespokaneMAP PACKNAMES HIDDEN123You: not in the map packTOP 10NAMES HIDDEN123456789Only 9 results capturedNot in the top 10You · not in top 10RANK OVER TIME>10>10Jul 25: below the top 10Aug 25: below the top 10Sep 26: below the top 10Google results for "best child care center spokane"You: not in the map pack. Not in the organic top 10. 8 organic results were captured. Over time: Jul 25 below the top 10, Aug 24 below the top 10, Sep 26 below the top 10.best child care centerspokaneMAP PACKNAMES HIDDEN123You: not in the map packTOP 10NAMES HIDDEN12345678Only 8 results capturedNot in the top 10You · not in top 10RANK OVER TIME>10>10Jul 25: below the top 10Aug 24: below the top 10Sep 26: below the top 10Google results for "child care center spokane"You: not in the map pack. Not in the organic top 10. 9 organic results were captured. Over time: Jul 25 below the top 10, Aug 24 below the top 10, Sep 26 below the top 10.child care center spokaneMAP PACKNAMES HIDDEN123You: not in the map packTOP 10NAMES HIDDEN123456789Only 9 results capturedNot in the top 10You · not in top 10RANK OVER TIME>10>10Jul 25: below the top 10Aug 24: below the top 10Sep 26: below the top 10

Google results captured Sep 26, 2026.

Where Lilac City Early Learning Center shows up on Google
SearchMap packOrganicMap pack namesTop 10 namesRank over timeCaptured
child care center near me spokaneNot in the map packNot in the top 10HiddenHiddenJul 25: Not in the top 10; Aug 25: Not in the top 10; Sep 26: Not in the top 10Sep 26, 2026
best child care center spokaneNot in the map packNot in the top 10HiddenHiddenJul 25: Not in the top 10; Aug 24: Not in the top 10; Sep 26: Not in the top 10Sep 26, 2026
child care center spokaneNot in the map packNot in the top 10HiddenHiddenJul 25: Not in the top 10; Aug 24: Not in the top 10; Sep 26: Not in the top 10Sep 26, 2026

What to fix, in order

Most costly first. Every fix is written out in full.

Fix first2

  1. The Google rating is under 4.0.

    The fix: Address the patterns in your negative reviews directly, then increase volume of recent positive reviews.

    Why it matters · for your developer

    Under 4.0 reads as a warning in the map results. Searchers scroll past it, even when the work is good.

    Google Business Profile. Google rating is 3.8/5: Average rating below 4.0 hurts the local-pack click-through dramatically.

  2. The homepage has no structured data.

    The fix: Add a LocalBusiness JSON-LD block with NAP (name, address, phone), opening hours, and primary category.

    Why it matters · for your developer

    Structured data states the name, address and services in a form Google reads directly. Without it, Google infers them, and it trusts the listings it's sure about.

    Business info for Google. No structured data (JSON-LD) on page: Google relies on structured data to understand local business information.

Speed on a phone

7.7 s to load the main content on a simulated mid-range phone (a lab test), against Google's good mark of 2.5 s. The Spokane Daycare median is 6.6 s.

Core Web Vitals on a phoneLab test: simulated mid-range phone.
Lab test: simulated mid-range phone: main content load time, layout shift while loadingLab test: simulated mid-range phone. Main content load time: 7.7 s, in Google's poor zone (good is 2.5 s or less). Median 6.6 s. Layout shift while loading: 0.02, in Google's good zone (good is 0.10 or less). Median <0.01.Main content load time: 7.7 s (median 6.6 s)Main content load timeLCP7.7 smedian 6.6 sGoodPoor2.5 s4 s12 s+Layout shift while loading: 0.02 (median <0.01)Layout shift while loadingCLS0.02median <0.01Needs workPoor0.100.250.50+

Google's performance score: 72 on a phone.

Core Web Vitals on a phone
MeasureSourceYouSpokane Daycare medianGood up toPoor above
Main content load time (LCP)Lab test7.7 s6.6 s2.5 s4 s
Layout shift while loading (CLS)Lab test0.02<0.010.100.25

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Page basics

Page title64 characters

Lilac City Early Learning Center | Early Learning in Spokane, WA

Title names SpokaneYes
Meta description139 characters

Relationship-driven, whole-child early learning in Spokane, Washington — full-day, year-round care for children from infancy through pre-k.

Description names SpokaneYes
Main headings (H1)1
Images without alt text0 of 29

Structured data and crawling

JSON-LD presentNo
LocalBusiness schemaNo
Name, address, phone in schemaNo
robots.txtYes
sitemap.xmlYes

Google Business Profile

Profile foundYes
Rating3.8 / 5
Reviews28
Hours listedYes

Google PageSpeed (lab test)

Performance, phone72 / 100
Performance, desktopNot measured
SEO checklist, phone100 / 100
Accessibility, phone90 / 100
Best practices, phone100 / 100

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