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Cdsa Dba Launch Org

launchlearning.org

At a glance

  • Small HighScope center, licensed for 20 children.
  • Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
  • Tuition $855 to $2,800 a month; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs

From their website, read June 2026:

“When we leave our space, an enrichment teacher will accompany the children in a maximum of a 1:15 teacher-student ratio for school-age and 1:10 teacher-student ratio for preschool.”

The state’s rule

Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).

Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.

Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.

Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.

School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.

What to know

License: 3 years to 6 years (state). They serve: Early preschool ages 2-3, preschool ages 3-5, school-age grades K-5 (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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 4, 2026Nothing cited
  • May 9, 20252 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Electrical outlets had plug ins that are chocking hazards. Removed at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Garbage bags were placed on the sink where children wash their hands. Plastic bags moved out of reach of children at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

  • Nov 15, 20231 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor B. observed that hand soap and dish soap was stored in a cabinet accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).

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

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 4, 2026
On file
3 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Electrical outlets had plug ins that are chocking hazards. Removed at the time of inspection. · May 9, 2025

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

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

Licensing visit · May 9, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious

Electrical outlets had plug ins that are chocking hazards. Removed at the time of inspection.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Garbage bags were placed on the sink where children wash their hands. Plastic bags moved out of reach of children at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 15, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Licensor B. observed that hand soap and dish soap was stored in a cabinet accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

What it costs

$855 to $2,800 a month

Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Application fee
$75
Siblings
10% family discount for 2nd and additional children on base monthly tuition

A day here

8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, school year

Meals, outdoors, sleep and four more
Meals
USDA-based breakfast and snacks provided, plus milk; preschool and early preschool students bring lunch from home; all locations nut free (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Outdoors
Daily outdoor play in all weather with covered alternative; school-age at least 30 minutes outside daily (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Sleep
Daily rest period after lunch for children in care 6+ hours; sleep optional with quiet alternatives; families provide a blanket and crib sheet (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Diapers
Families send diapers and wipes; stand-up diaper changing available; no toilet-training prerequisite (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Updates for parents
Procare electronic tracking and messaging system; MyProcare parent portal (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Full-day, half-day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Closed
14 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, the week between Christmas and New Year’s (dependent on Seattle Public Schools), and floating holidays (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

HighScope and Creative Curriculum

“CREATIVE CURRICULUM INSPIRES CHILDREN WITH PROJECT-BASED, INVESTIGATIVE LEARNING.”

Policies

When a child is sick
Fever-free 24 hours without medication; exclusion for diarrhea, repeated vomiting, fever of 101ºF or above with other symptoms, oozing sores (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Special needs
Committed to meeting the needs of all children regardless of special health care needs/disabilities; requires and supports IEP/504 plans (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Enrollment
Schedule change form due by the 20th of the prior month or next month's full tuition is owed; early preschool requires 30 days written notice to withdraw; Launch may end services for unpaid bills or continual late arrivals (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Phone
(206) 397-3327
Address
4501 Delridge Wy SW, Seattle, 98106
License
PL-79447
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Established
1977

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Children per adult

How they teach

What it costs

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

Policies

Details

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.

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