Licensed center
Cherubs Nursery School
A Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 38 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired and Montessori
“Montessori At Cherubs, Montessori means giving your child the freedom to explore, make choices, and grow into a confident, independent thinker. In our calm and thoughtfully prepared classrooms, teachers gently guide children as they learn at their own pace, discovering joy in every moment.”In their words. cherubsnurseryschool.com, September 2026
“Our Reggio Emilia-inspired approach encourages creativity, collaboration, and expression. Children are seen as capable and curious, and they learn through projects that reflect their ideas, questions, and imagination—supported by teachers who learn alongside them.”In their words. cherubsnurseryschool.com, September 2026
One of 23 Seattle-area providers that describe a Reggio Emilia approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Cherubs Nursery School for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
207: none11: one to four0: five or more
The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Cherubs Nursery School (38 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 0 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
- March 18, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2024 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- cherubsnurseryschool.com
- Address
- 920 15th St SW Ste 100
- License
- PL-84597, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
Do you run Cherubs Nursery School? 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.
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.
All checked September 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — cherubsnurseryschool.com
How they teach
- Approach — cherubsnurseryschool.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Website — cherubsnurseryschool.com
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov