Seattle · Licensed center
Children's Center at Burke Gilman Gardens
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 70 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
Program news
4 of the 18 teachers its website listed in June are no longer listed.
From the program’s own website, as Shortlist saved it on September 26, 2026.
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 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 16, 2026Nothing cited
- May 21, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 3, 20251 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Some staff need to renew BBP annual training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
Mar 28, 20241 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“some staff need to get BBP training. 1 staff needs to get first-aid/CPR training. some staaff need to take food handler trainings. some staff need to take 30 hrs. initial childcare basics. some staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4), WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(3)
Jun 6, 20232 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A staff missing first aid/CPR training A staff missing food handler training 2 staff missing 30 hrs stars. staff need to take emergency prep training staff need to take children experiencing homelessness training staff need to take med management training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to replace wood chips on playground.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 5 times had more: 61% of 77 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 77 Seattle-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 77 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 53%
- 2 of 59%
- 3 of 526%This center
- 4 of 539%
- All 522%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 16, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
some staff need to get BBP training. 1 staff needs to get first-aid/CPR training. some staaff need to take food handler trainings. some staff need to take 30 hrs. initial childcare basics. some staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.
· March 28, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 3, 2025
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 28, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(4) / 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Serious / Short Term
some staff need to get BBP training. 1 staff needs to get first-aid/CPR training. some staaff need to take food handler trainings. some staff need to take 30 hrs. initial childcare basics. some staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 6, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of July 6, 2026
A staff missing first aid/CPR training A staff missing food handler training 2 staff missing 30 hrs stars. staff need to take emergency prep training staff need to take children experiencing homelessness training staff need to take med management training.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of July 6, 2026
need to replace wood chips on playground.
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What it costs
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A day here
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Outdoors
- Outdoors
- Outside time twice per day, rain or shine, on the playground or at Burke Gilman Park; rain suits provided for all children
How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“Our Preschool program... focus on developing children holistically through social, emotional, cognitive, and physical areas”
Who cares for your child
Martin Salinas (Program Supervisor) since 1998, Yordanka El Tahel (Preschool Co-Lead Teacher) since 2000, Tanay Kouyate (Program Manager) 25 years there, Jennifer Kelty (Executive Director) since 2007, Malgorzata Kozubczyk (Seattle Preschool Program / Pre-Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher) since 2017, Erika Hyun (Waddlers Co-Lead Teacher) since 2018, Melissa Graham (Program Coordinator) since 2022, Nahomi Abe (Float Teacher) since 2022, Yuanyuan (Kira) Ni (Float Teacher) since 2023, Malinda Chhay (Waddlers Co-Lead Teacher), 8 years in early childhood, Misrak (Mimi) Hailegeorgis (Waddlers Assistant Teacher), 15 years in early childhood and Misrak Hailegeorgis (Waddlers Assistant Teacher), 15 years in early childhood.
28 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (206) 729-0399
- Address
- 5251 Sand Point Wy NE, Bldg 5, Seattle, 98105
- License
- PL-23654
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
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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 June 2026 tccbgg.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff tccbgg.org
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
A day here
- Outdoors, Hours — Checked September 2026 tccbgg.org
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 tccbgg.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 tccbgg.org
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 tccbgg.org
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.