Seattle · Licensed center
A 4 Apple Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 51 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 4, 20252 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Several staff according to Merit are missing or have expired food handlers permit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“three step cleaning bottles containing sanitizing and cleaning liquids were not stored in a location that was inaccessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Oct 9, 20243 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Some staff do not have BBP training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Some staff do not have or have expired CPR/FA training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Some staff do not have or have expired Food Handler trainng.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Oct 16, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed Lysol wipes in an accessible area in the classroom. Licensor provided technical assistance to put out of reach.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- November 4, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0106(12)- Several staff according to Merit are missing or have expired food handlers permit.
· November 4, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 4, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12)- Several staff according to Merit are missing or have expired food handlers permit.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
110-300-0260(1)(a)- three step cleaning bottles containing sanitizing and cleaning liquids were not stored in a location that was inaccessible to children.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 9, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Some staff do not have or have expired CPR/FA training.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Some staff do not have or have expired Food Handler trainng.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 16, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed Lysol wipes in an accessible area in the classroom. Licensor provided technical assistance to put out of reach.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Outdoors
- At least 30 minutes of outside play each shift, weather permitting
Calendar and closed
- Calendar
- Year round
- Closed
- 10 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day & Friday, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Juneteenth
How they teach
Creative Curriculum
“The philosophy of The Creative Curriculum® is that young children learn best by doing.”
Policies
- Enrollment
- Changes or cancellations need written notice by the 27th of the month for the following month; billing continues until notice is given; refunds carry a $5 processing fee
Details
- Phone
- (206) 698-2433
- Address
- 323 23rd Ave S, Seattle, 98144
- License
- PL-81799
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 1994
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 a4applelearningcenter.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
A day here
- Outdoors, Closed — Checked September 2026 a4applelearningcenter.org
- Calendar — Checked September 2026 a4applelearningcenter.org
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 a4applelearningcenter.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 a4applelearningcenter.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 a4applelearningcenter.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.