Burien · Licensed center
Europakids Preschool - 1st Ave S, LLC
At a glance
- Medium bilingual center, licensed for 54 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 25, 20252 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“At the time of inspection, Provider Y. La R.A. did not have a current, non-expired food worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During the inspection, this licensor observed accessible 3-step cleaning/sanitizing bottles in the cabinets underneath the handwashing sinks in the Pre-K classroom. The cabinets were locked, however; the keys were stored in the locks allowing children to unlock and access the cabinets.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- May 22, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 15, 20243 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Director does not have first aid, CPR, HIV, and food worker card on site to verify in MERIT.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Wooden pizza pieces in the toddler room pose a choking risk. This was corrected on site and brought to the pre-school room. Arts and crafts shelf in the pre-k room, play kitchen in the pre-school room and play kitchen in the toddler room all pose a tipping hazard.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Dish washing soap and bleach are accessible to children in the kitchen. Three step cleaning bottles are stored on top of food prep counter. Brooms and dustpan are accessible to children in the pre-k and toddler room. Toilet plunger and toilet bowl cleaner are accessible in both pre-k/pre-school bathroom and toddler bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a), WAC 110-300-0260(1)(b), WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
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%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 25, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
At the time of inspection, Provider Y. La R.A. did not have a current, non-expired food worker card.
· September 25, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 25, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
At the time of inspection, Provider Y. La R.A. did not have a current, non-expired food worker card.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
During the inspection, this licensor observed accessible 3-step cleaning/sanitizing bottles in the cabinets underneath the handwashing sinks in the Pre-K classroom. The cabinets were locked, however; the keys were stored in the locks allowing children to unlock and access the cabinets.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · November 15, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Director does not have first aid, CPR, HIV, and food worker card on site to verify in MERIT.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) · Serious
Wooden pizza pieces in the toddler room pose a choking risk. This was corrected on site and brought to the pre-school room. Arts and crafts shelf in the pre-k room, play kitchen in the pre-school room and play kitchen in the toddler room all pose a tipping hazard.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(1)(b) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Dish washing soap and bleach are accessible to children in the kitchen. Three step cleaning bottles are stored on top of food prep counter. Brooms and dustpan are accessible to children in the pre-k and toddler room. Toilet plunger and toilet bowl cleaner are accessible in both pre-k/pre-school bathroom and toddler bathroom.
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What it costs
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A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, outdoors, updates for parents and one more
- Meals
- Fresh, balanced meals prepared daily on site
- Outdoors
- Daily outdoor play time in supervised playgrounds
- Updates for parents
- Infant parents get a daily sheet reporting feeding times/amounts, diaper changes, nap times, and activities
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Bilingual
“Our cultural immersion program introduces children to Spanish in a natural, engaging way throughout the day.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 708-6127
- Address
- 12825 1st Ave S, Burien, 98168
- License
- PL-84600
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 europakids.com
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
- Meals, Updates for parents, Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked September 2026 europakids.com
- Outdoors — Checked August 2026 europakids.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 europakids.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 europakids.com
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.