Seattle · Licensed family home
Central Playschool & Nursery
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 3 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 13, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 27, 20254 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Water temperature was measured to be 122.5 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not have record of annual fire safety inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Provider did not have a smoke detector in the licensed sleep area.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
- Nov 28, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 13, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Provider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area.
· January 27, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
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.
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
Water temperature was measured to be 122.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Provider did not have record of annual fire safety inspection.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Provider did not have a smoke detector in the licensed sleep area.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 325-3338
- Area
- Seattle, 98122This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-6906
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 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, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.