Central Playschool & Nursery

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

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
January 13, 2026
On file
3 visits since November 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousProvider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area. · January 27, 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · January 27, 2025

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Provider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term

Water temperature was measured to be 122.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

Provider did not have record of annual fire safety inspection.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

Provider did not have a smoke detector in the licensed sleep area.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Central Playschool & Nursery hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the one finding Washington DCYF ranked Serious in January 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

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

Do you run Central Playschool & Nursery? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.