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Epiphany Early Learning Preschool

epiphanyearlylearning.org

At a glance

  • Medium Reggio Emilia center, licensed for 60 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 18 months to 6 years (state). They serve: 18 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 3 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 18, 20261 citation
    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Licensor observed cords capable of forming a loop around a child's neck accessible to children.”

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

  • Mar 26, 20251 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There is a baby gate in the toddler room that takes special knowledge to open.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

  • Mar 28, 20241 citation
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “1 newer staff, does not have food handlers card completed and needs to take it. Not all staff have taken child care basic training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.

How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None12%
  • 1 of 321%
  • 2 of 335%
  • All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 18, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — There is a baby gate in the toddler room that takes special knowledge to open. · March 26, 2025

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

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 18, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

Licensor observed cords capable of forming a loop around a child's neck accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 26, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

There is a baby gate in the toddler room that takes special knowledge to open.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 28, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

1 newer staff, does not have food handlers card completed and needs to take it. Not all staff have taken child care basic training.

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

Application fee
$75

A day here

Calendar
School year
Schedule
Schedule
Full-week, part-week

How they teach

Reggio Emilia and emergent curriculum

“We are shaped by our commitment to emergent curriculum, anti-bias practices and by the proven ideas and experiences of the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy.”

Details

Phone
(206) 324-2920
Address
1805 38th Ave., Seattle, 98122
License
PL-13137
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

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

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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