Compared to the Seattle median
New Discovery School
Strengths
Classroom ratios
3's: 5:1 (10 children per class)
Published per-room ratios — many providers only share the licensed maximum.
Daily hours
11 hours · Full-day
Longer than the typical day of about 10 hours.
Tradeoffs
No notable tradeoffs surfaced from the fields Shortlist has sourced.
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Owner on site
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Ask at pickup
“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?”
New Discovery School. It runs a 11-hour day, longer than most Seattle centers, with monthly tuition starting around $1,303.
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