Discovery Child Care and Preschool

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 20, 2025
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousOne staff member's food handler permit was expired. · March 24, 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 20, 2025

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0210(2)(a)(c)-Licensor observed 5 child files, 2 of the files had immunization forms from out of state (both Califonia) and 3 immunization forms were outdated (1 was an outated form missing parent signature and 2 forms had small print outs of immunizations that children had received).

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · March 24, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

One staff member's food handler permit was expired.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Two "Simplay3 Two-Sided Rock and Roll Teeter Totter Seesaw and Climbing Bridge" toys were placed directly on packed soil, not in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines. Additionally, the required 2-foot fall zone was not maintained.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

A secondary lock was observed in place on the emergency gate.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(c) · Serious

The cleaning and sanitizing solutions were not properly labeled.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 19, 2023

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Climbing play equipment was observed to be placed on a hard surface at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Discovery Child Care and Preschool hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

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

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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.

Do you run Discovery Child Care and Preschool? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.