Licensed center
Cdsa Launch Highland Park
A HighScope center, licensed for 148 children. Preschool rooms have one adult per ten children, Washington’s legal limit. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
How they teach
HighScope
“Launch instructional framework is based on the HighScope Approach to Preschool Education (HighScope) and focuses on building the necessary skill set for a smooth transition into kindergarten.”In their words. launchlearning.org, September 2026
One of 13 Seattle-area providers that describe a HighScope approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every ten preschoolers
That is exactly Washington’s legal limit for preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): 1:10 in groups of up to 20 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).
One adult for every fifteen school-age children. That is exactly Washington’s legal limit for school-age children: 1:15 in groups of up to 30 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).
One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.
What it costs
$840 to $855 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
135: none66: one to four9: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Cdsa Launch Highland Park (148 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 30, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
1) Climber was next to fence and did not have 6.5 feet of fallzones (per product guide of Naturally Playful Woodland Climber II™) 1ab) Woodchips surrounding climber measured only 7 inches deep
· March 28, 2025
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.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 28, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
1) Climber was next to fence and did not have 6.5 feet of fallzones (per product guide of Naturally Playful Woodland Climber II™) 1ab) Woodchips surrounding climber measured only 7 inches deep
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed laundry room unlocked and accessible to children that had laundry detergent and dryer sheets labeled keep out of reach of children, cabinet below sink was unlocked in unlocked kitchen with bleach inside cabinet labeled keep out of reach of children, sanitizing bottles were next to teacher handwashing sink accessible to children, and hand sanitizer labeled keep out of reach of children was on sign in desk in front vestibule accessible to children.
A day here
- Meals
- Nutritious USDA-Program meals/snacks offered four times daily (breakfast, preschool lunch, afternoon snack, late snack); preschool students bring lunch from home (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Outdoors
- Outdoor play provided daily regardless of weather (rain/snow/fog/hot/cold), per WAC 110-300-0145, with a covered alternative location in adverse conditions (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Sleep
- Daily nap after lunch; children in care 6+ hours get an afternoon rest period, sleep optional with quiet alternatives for non-sleepers (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Hours
- 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Details
- Website
- launchlearning.org
- Address
- 1012 SW Trenton St
- License
- PL-18271, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
- Ages
- Preschool ages 3-5; Before & After School grades K-5; Summer Programs ages 3-12
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked September 2026 · launchlearning.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — Checked September 2026 · launchlearning.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — launchlearning.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition — Checked September 2026 · launchlearning.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Hours — Checked September 2026 · launchlearning.org
Details
- Website — Checked September 2026 · launchlearning.org
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked September 2026 · data.wa.gov
- Ages — Checked September 2026 · launchlearning.org