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Mercer Island · Licensed center

Country Village Day School

countryvillagedayschool.org

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 119 children.
  • Hours 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

From their website, read September 2026:

“The teacher/student ratio for our preschoolers is 1:10.”

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

License: 1 month to 7 years (state). They serve: 6 weeks through Pre-Kindergarten (their website).

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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Oct 2, 20261 citation
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Medication and corresponding medication individual care plan were observed to be expired for several children.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

  • Aug 27, 20256 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “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.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “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.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “One child had medication without a prescription label/sticker.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “15+ employees were missing documentation/record of completed child care basic training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(3)

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Water temperature in multiple sinks across the building was recorded at 123.3°F, exceeding the maximum allowed.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”

    • Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “A copy of the fire inspection report was not available for review.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(2)

  • Apr 10, 20251 citation
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Medication authorization forms were missing for children with allergies and other medciation.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)

  • Dec 7, 20233 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child E-allergy to raw eggs, no individual care plan. Child BB- idividual care plan missing a list of appropriate substitute foods.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1), WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “There was less than an inch of bark under climbing equipment.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Classroom 7 had garbage bags accessible in the bathroom and classroom 8 water temperature above 120F.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 71% of 272.

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%
  • All 429%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
October 2, 2026
On file
4 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Medication and corresponding medication individual care plan were observed to be expired for several children. · October 2, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 2, 2026

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Medication and corresponding medication individual care plan were observed to be expired for several children.

Report (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)

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

What it costs

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A day here

6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

Meals, sleep, diapers and two more
Meals
Infants: parents provide bottles, formula and food. Waddlers: parents provide finger foods.
Sleep
Infants sleep on an individual schedule; Waddlers transition to one nap per day; CVDS provides bedding
Diapers
Parents provide diapers (infant program)
Updates for parents
ClassDojo, mass notification system, FlashAlert, Facebook and website for delays and closures
Schedule
Full-day; full-week (Monday-Friday); part-week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday or Tuesday/Thursday)

Details

Phone
(206) 236-2417
Address
9423 SE 36th St, Mercer Island, 98040
License
PL-14858

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Children per adult

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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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