Compared to the Seattle median
Interlake Child Care
Strengths
State quality rating
Early Achievers Level 4
Washington rates licensed centers 1 through 5 on the Early Achievers scale.
Classroom ratios
1:10 preschool
Published per-room ratios — many providers only share the licensed maximum.
Daily hours
10.5 hours · Full-day and part-time
Longer than the typical day of about 10 hours.
Tradeoffs
Enrollment timing
Waitlist
Open spots are rare; families typically wait months between application and acceptance.
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Owner on site
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“Is the owner on site daily? What does their day-to-day involvement look like?”
Room transitions
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“Walk me through how a child moves from the infant room to the toddler room.”
Annual teacher turnover
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“What’s the annual teacher turnover rate at this location?”
Interlake Child Care holds an Early Achievers Level 4 rating. It runs a 10.5-hour day, longer than most Seattle centers, with monthly tuition starting around $1,329. There is currently a waitlist.
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