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Cdsa Launch at Beacon Hill

launchlearning.org

At a glance

  • Large HighScope center, licensed for 130 children.
  • Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

From their website, read August 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 13 years (state).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in September 2024 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since November 2023.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, 98 (47%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 112 (53%) have one or more, as this center does.

How all 210 similar-size centers compare

Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None47%
  • One or more53%This center

Licensing inspections

  • Nov 24, 20251 citation
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Upon file review, several staff members have an expired food workers card”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • Oct 15, 20244 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Staff KW and LW need to acquire BBP training. Some staff need to renew BBP training. (annually)”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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

      • “Some staff are missing CPR/FA training. (YC, IL, CN, KW, LW)”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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

      • “KW, LW need CPR/FA training and/or update Merit.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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

      • “KW, LW need CCB training. Short 110-300-0106(3) Term”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • Nov 27, 20234 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Teacher ST needs School Age or Childcare Basics.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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

      • “Teacher SE has expired Food Handler Card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Storage room door was closed, but not locked.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

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

      • “observed a pencil sharpener plugged in on counter next to sink.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(5)(g)

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 24, 2025
On file
3 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0106(12)- Upon file review, several staff members have an expired food workers card · November 24, 2025

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

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 24, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(12)- Upon file review, several staff members have an expired food workers card

Report (PDF)

Oct 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · October 15, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Staff KW and LW need to acquire BBP training. Some staff need to renew BBP training. (annually)

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Some staff are missing CPR/FA training. (YC, IL, CN, KW, LW)

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

KW, LW need CPR/FA training and/or update Merit.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

KW, LW need CCB training. Short 110-300-0106(3) Term

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received July 26, 2024 · Resolved September 4, 2024

Serious injury: Broken bone · Reported to the state by the program

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

The state’s report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · November 27, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Teacher ST needs School Age or Childcare Basics.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Teacher SE has expired Food Handler Card.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Storage room door was closed, but not locked.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(g) · Serious

observed a pencil sharpener plugged in on counter next to sink.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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

A day here

8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Meals, outdoors, sleep and five more
Meals
USDA-menu meals and snacks provided; preschool and full-day school-age children bring packed lunch from home
Outdoors
School-age children spend at least 30 minutes outside every day
Sleep
Daily rest period after lunch for children in care 6+ hours; sleep optional, quiet activities offered; families provide a blanket and crib sheet
Diapers
Families send diapers, wipes and other toileting supplies
Screens
Electronic devices to be left at home; use permitted only during designated program times
Updates for parents
Procare messaging system, family newsletters and teacher conferences
Schedule
Daily or occasional care (school-age after-school)
Closed
14 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed MLK 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 Years (dependent on Seattle Public Schools), and floating holidays

How they teach

HighScope

“Launch instructional framework is based on the HighScope Approach to Preschool Education (HighScope)”

Who cares for your child

Brianna Jackson (Former Executive Director) twenty years there.

20 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish

Policies

When a child is sick
Excluded for diarrhea (3+ watery stools/24h), vomiting (2+/24h), rash w/ fever, oozing sores, or fever ≥101°F; must be fever-free 24h without medication and symptoms improved before returning
Special needs
Committed to meeting needs of all children regardless of special health care needs/disabilities; requires IEP/504 plan documentation on file
Enrollment
Schedule changes/cancellations require a Schedule Change Form by the 20th of the prior month or full tuition for the following month is owed; Early Preschool requires 30 days' prior written notice to withdraw

Details

Address
2025 14th Ave S, Seattle, 98144
License
PL-11184
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4

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Sources and dates

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Children per adult

How they teach

Who cares for your child

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

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.

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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