Alki Community Center @ Schmitz Park Es

Center · Seattle · 5000 SW Spokane St

What kind of place is this?

Size 84 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 10, 2025
On file
4 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousProvider's Merit page is not current. A few staff members have expired blood born pathogens, first aid/cpr, food handlers permit and high school diploma not submitted to Merit for verification. Teacher's need to come into compliance asap and Merit page needs to be updated once trainings are updated. · December 12, 2024

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 12, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

Provider's Merit page is not current. A few staff members have expired blood born pathogens, first aid/cpr, food handlers permit and high school diploma not submitted to Merit for verification. Teacher's need to come into compliance asap and Merit page needs to be updated once trainings are updated.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 30, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

Provider's employees are missing trainings and or expired. Trainings need to be updated and completed asap.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 19, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Program director does not have cpr/first, food handlers or blood borne pathogens entered into Merit.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Alki Community Center @ Schmitz Park Es hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the three findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in December 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating — Checked April 2026 · data.wa.gov
  • License status — Checked June 2026 · data.wa.gov

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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