Unincorporated Snohomish County · Licensed center
Christ the Rock Preschool
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 81 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition Preschool $2,125 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read September 2026:
“12 - 24 months Ages 12 - 24 months - 1 teacher for every 4 children”
“Half- Day Preschool 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM - 1 teacher for every 10 children”
From their website, read August 2026:
“Preschool & Pre-K Ages 4 years to 5 years - 1 teacher for every 10 children” Washington allows up to 10 children per adult at this age.
“Early Preschool Ages 2 years to 3 years - 1 teacher for every 7 children”
The state’s rule
Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).
Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.
Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.
Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.
School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.
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 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 28, 20263 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A child with a dietary allergy did not have an individual care plan on file.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“No documentation of necessary medication, training, or equipment was on file for a child with a dietary allergy.”
WAC 110-300-0186(2)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“disinfecting wipes were observed in an unlocked closet at child height”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Feb 5, 20263 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One Assistant had expired Food Handler's permit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed plastic bags with utencils, gloves and zip lock bags on the child level shelf in the classroom.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One child in care has an egg allergy and was missing an allergy plan and information on whether the child needed medication.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
- Sep 18, 2024Nothing cited
Sep 22, 20231 citation
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Small climbers in both the infant/toddler playground and preschool playground not made for commercial use and placed directly on grass need removal.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 28, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
A child with a dietary allergy did not have an individual care plan on file.
· September 28, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 28, 2026
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
A child with a dietary allergy did not have an individual care plan on file.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
No documentation of necessary medication, training, or equipment was on file for a child with a dietary allergy.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
disinfecting wipes were observed in an unlocked closet at child height
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · February 5, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed plastic bags with utencils, gloves and zip lock bags on the child level shelf in the classroom.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
One child in care has an egg allergy and was missing an allergy plan and information on whether the child needed medication.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 22, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Small climbers in both the infant/toddler playground and preschool playground not made for commercial use and placed directly on grass need removal.
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What it costs
Christ the Rock PreschoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day (morning)
- $520 to $875 a month
- Application fee
- $150
- Siblings
- 10% multi-child discount for families with more than 1 child in the Center
A day here
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Play-based
“Play-based learning is child-initiated and teacher-supported.”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 745-4575
- Address
- 16707 13th Avenue W, Unincorporated Snohomish County, 98037
- License
- PL-8428
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked September 2026 ctr-preschool.com
Washington’s limits: WAC 110-300-0356(5)
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 ctr-preschool.com
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 ctr-preschool.com
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
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 ctr-preschool.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 ctr-preschool.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 ctr-preschool.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 projects.propublica.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.