Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
At the time of inspection, there are multiple staff have expired food handler certificate on file and on merit. Date Disputed Date Disputed· July 20, 2026
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.
Licensing visit · July 20, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, there are multiple staff have expired safe sleep training on file and on merit. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, there are multiple staff have expired bbp certificate on file and on merit. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0106(11) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, there are multiple staff have expired first aid and cpr certificate on file and on merit. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
At the time of inspection, there are multiple staff have expired food handler certificate on file and on merit. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0107(1) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, there are multiple staff have not met 10 hour annual in service training on merit. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, there is a few classroom has chipped paint on the wall accessible to children. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, there is no fire safety inspection form completed in 2025 on file.
Licensing visit · November 13, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term
At the time of the inspection, it was observed that a few newly hired staff has not completed the Child Care Basic training.
Licensing visit · March 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
At the time of inspection, center director along with 6 other staff have no current first aid and CPR training recorded on Merit.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
At the time of inspection, 8 staff did not obtain current food worker card prior to preparing or serving food to children.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
At the time of inspection, 7 staff did not complete the child care basic trainings prior to working unsupervised with children.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of the inspection, there was an empty plastic bag in unlocked cabinet under the handwashing sink that is accessible to children in classroom Moon and classroom Rocket. Correction done onsite.
Licensing visit · August 31, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there were large zip lock bags in a green and clear drawer cabinet of the hallway bathroom that were accessible to children and were large enought to pose a suffocation hazard.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, there was a set of sanitizing/disenfecting bottles on the counter in the Rocket classroom that was accessible to at least one enrolled child present.
Sick and biting policies.
Ask what changed after the seven findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
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.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
Not yet reported: ages served, schedule, holiday closures.
Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
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