Country Village Day School

Center · Mercer Island · 9423 SE 36th St

What kind of place is this?

Size 119 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Who will be with our child?

Preschool 1 teacher to 10 children

Will it fit our family?

Ages served six weeks through Pre-Kindergarten
Hours 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Days / week 5
Schedule Monday-Friday Full Days, Monday/Wednesday/Friday Full Days, or Tuesday/Thursday Full Days

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 27, 2025
On file
3 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousOne child's individula care plan was not signed by the health care provider. One child had an expired individual care plan. One child with a documented allergy had no individual care plan and medication authorization. · August 27, 2025

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.

Aug 2025 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · August 27, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

15+ employees were missing documentation/record of completed child care basic training.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term

Water temperature in multiple sinks across the building was recorded at 123.3°F, exceeding the maximum allowed.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

A copy of the fire inspection report was not available for review.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

One child's individula care plan was not signed by the health care provider. One child had an expired individual care plan. One child with a documented allergy had no individual care plan and medication authorization.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

One child with a documented allergy had no medication or documentation on file prior to attending school. One child’s EpiPen was missing, although it was listed in the individual care plan issued by the doctor. One child had medication and documentation that were expired.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

One child had medication without a prescription label/sticker.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 10, 2025

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious

Medication authorization forms were missing for children with allergies and other medciation.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · December 7, 2023

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Child E-allergy to raw eggs, no individual care plan. Child BB- idividual care plan missing a list of appropriate substitute foods.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

There was less than an inch of bark under climbing equipment.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Classroom 7 had garbage bags accessible in the bathroom and classroom 8 water temperature above 120F.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Country Village Day School hasn’t published

Cost, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the seven findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in August 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who will be with our child

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

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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