Seattle · Licensed center
Bertschi School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 18 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 17, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 30, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 12, 20241 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“An epi pen for a child with an identified food allergy, was missing the prescription box identifying who prescribed the medication and missing contact info of the prescribing health care professional. The prescription medication was not labeled with the first or last name of the child or the date the prescription was filled. No dosage amount or the length of time to give the medication or instructions for medication storage observed. Only one epi pen present with no indication of who it was prescribed to.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
- Nov 30, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%This center
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 17, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
An epi pen for a child with an identified food allergy, was missing the prescription box identifying who prescribed the medication and missing contact info of the prescribing health care professional. The prescription medication was not labeled with the first or last name of the child or the date the prescription was filled. No dosage amount or the length of time to give the medication or instructions for medication storage observed. Only one epi pen present with no indication of who it was prescribed to.
· September 12, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 12, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
An epi pen for a child with an identified food allergy, was missing the prescription box identifying who prescribed the medication and missing contact info of the prescribing health care professional. The prescription medication was not labeled with the first or last name of the child or the date the prescription was filled. No dosage amount or the length of time to give the medication or instructions for medication storage observed. Only one epi pen present with no indication of who it was prescribed to.
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 324-5476
- Address
- 2227 10th Ave E, Seattle, 98102
- License
- PL-24813
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Sources and dates
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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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.