Seattle · Licensed center
El Cuento Preschool
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 20 children.
- Run by a for-profit business.
What to know
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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 29, 20261 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Cleaning and sanitizing products in the children's bathroom were in a location accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Mar 28, 20252 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“1 staff needs to get current food worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Some cheese for a child's snack after naptime was not refrigerated. The cheese was sitting on the table while children were still napping.”
WAC 110-300-0197(3)
Feb 13, 20241 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“one staff needs to get first-aid/CPR cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(11)
- Aug 9, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
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%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 29, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Cleaning and sanitizing products in the children's bathroom were in a location accessible to children.
· January 29, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 29, 2026
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Cleaning and sanitizing products in the children's bathroom were in a location accessible to children.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 28, 2025
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
Some cheese for a child's snack after naptime was not refrigerated. The cheese was sitting on the table while children were still napping.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 13, 2024
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What it costs
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A day here
- Schedule
- Part-time or full-day
Details
- Phone
- (206) 250-2228
- Address
- 501 19th Ave E, Seattle, 98112
- License
- PL-83318
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 2007
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Sources and dates
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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
A day here
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 elcuentoschool.com/…/658ec6_17517f301057405db438b9e6a82da79c.pdf
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 elcuentoschool.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked September 2026 elcuentoschool.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.