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Early Learning Development/broadview

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At a glance

  • Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 49 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.

What to know

License: 12 months to 5 years (state). They serve: 12 months to 5 years (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 November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Oct 6, 20264 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, it was observed that the playground area beneath and around the slides covered with turf did not have appropriate ground cover. The area lacked adequate shock-absorbing material.”

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

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection it was observed that toilet brushes were accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of inspection, it was observed that the gate used for emergency exit was not self-closing or self-latching”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

    • Supervising childrenShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of inspection, it was observed that multiple doors did not have an audible alert or sound to notify staff when the doors opened. The absence of door alerts may increase the risk of children exiting the facility without staff awareness or supervision.”

        WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b)

  • Jan 20, 20261 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “There were plastic bags in the cupboard in the toddler room that were accessible to the children. The director removed them and made the inaccessible during the visit.”

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

  • Apr 29, 20252 citations
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, some diaper creams did not have signed authorization.”

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

    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “At the time of inspection it was observed that the cabinet doors below the handwashing sink are peeling off.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)

  • Nov 14, 20231 citation
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “some staff have not completed blood borne pathogen training 0106 (11) some staff have not completed CPR/First aid training 0106 (12) some staff have not completed food handler training 0106 (13) one staff have not completed 30 hours childcare basics”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — At the time of inspection, it was observed that the playground area beneath and around the slides covered with turf did not have appropriate ground cover. The area lacked adequate shock-absorbing material. · October 6, 2026

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

Oct 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · October 6, 2026

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

At the time of inspection, it was observed that the gate used for emergency exit was not self-closing or self-latching

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of inspection, it was observed that the playground area beneath and around the slides covered with turf did not have appropriate ground cover. The area lacked adequate shock-absorbing material.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

At the time of inspection it was observed that toilet brushes were accessible to children.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term

At the time of inspection, it was observed that multiple doors did not have an audible alert or sound to notify staff when the doors opened. The absence of door alerts may increase the risk of children exiting the facility without staff awareness or supervision.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 20, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

There were plastic bags in the cupboard in the toddler room that were accessible to the children. The director removed them and made the inaccessible during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 29, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term

At the time of inspection it was observed that the cabinet doors below the handwashing sink are peeling off.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

At the time of inspection, some diaper creams did not have signed authorization.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 14, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

some staff have not completed blood borne pathogen training 0106 (11) some staff have not completed CPR/First aid training 0106 (12) some staff have not completed food handler training 0106 (13) one staff have not completed 30 hours childcare basics

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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A day here

7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week, year round

Meals, outdoors, sleep and four more
Meals
On-site cook provides vegetarian, family-style hot meals from scratch: breakfast, lunch, and snacks (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Outdoors
Children go outside daily, weather permitting; stay out in light rain; large motor activity indoors in inclement weather (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Sleep
Not required to nap; must rest quietly on mats after lunch, then may do quiet individual activities; nap scheduled 12:30-2:30 (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Diapers
Center provides cloth diapers (Diaper Stork) included in toddler tuition; families supply all disposables if they prefer them (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Updates for parents
Brightwheel app with daily feed, plus monthly newsletter, portfolios, and twice-yearly parent-teacher conferences (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Part-week (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Closed
11 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed 11 days: New Year's Day, MLK Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and emergent curriculum

“We use learning goals from The Creative Curriculum, anecdotal notes, Brightwheel, and a portfolio system to track the children’s development”

Who cares for your child

Ian (ELDC President) since 1981, Ngaire Strickland (ELDC Executive Director) since 1994, Ngaire (ELDC Executive Director) since 1994, Lindsay Johnson (Center Director, Broadview) since 1998, Lindsay (Center Director, Broadview) since 1998, Aubrie (Center Assistant Director, Broadview) since 2019 and Aubrie Sanchez (Center Assistant Director, Broadview) since 2019.

45 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish

Policies

When a child is sick
Exclusion for fever of 100.4 or higher with other symptoms, repeated vomiting or diarrhea, draining rash or sore, pink eye until diagnosed or 24 hours of antibiotics, and head lice (no-nit policy) (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Special needs
Assesses individually whether a child with a disability can be cared for with reasonable accommodation (policy revisions, adaptive equipment, added staff training); non-expulsion policy (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Enrollment
60 days' notice required to withdraw, otherwise family is responsible for tuition; siblings get waitlist preference (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Phone
(206) 781-9604
Address
603 N 103rd St., Seattle, 98133
License
PL-8453
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+
Established
1992
Siblings
50% discount on registration fee for siblings enrolled in the Center

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

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

Policies

Details

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.

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