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Ages in Stages Pre-K School Age

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At a glance

  • Medium play-based center, licensed for 47 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.

What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 13 years (state). They serve: 4 weeks to 5 years (their website).

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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 24, 2026Nothing cited
  • Apr 4, 20252 citations
    • Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “New staff member Y.K. was has a pending background check but not a cleared one.”

        WAC 110-300-0105(2)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Half door leading from the Zoo Crew classroom to the entry area of the center requires special knowledge to open.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

  • May 22, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.

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%This center
  • 2 of 335%
  • All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 24, 2026
On file
3 visits since May 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — New staff member Y.K. was has a pending background check but not a cleared one. · April 4, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 4, 2025

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

New staff member Y.K. was has a pending background check but not a cleared one.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Half door leading from the Zoo Crew classroom to the entry area of the center requires special knowledge to open.

Report (PDF)

May 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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A day here

7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

How they teach

Play-based

“Learning through play is at the heart of our programs.”

Details

Phone
(253) 300-1066
Address
8659 9th Ave SW, Seattle, 98106
License
PL-27580
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3
Established
2005

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How they teach

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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

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.

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