Seattle · Licensed center
Giddens School
At a glance
- Medium academic center, licensed for 107 children.
- Hours 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Tuition Preschool $2,625 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read September 2026:
“In addition to the lead classroom teacher, students are supported by a team of Learning Specialists which helps keep a low student-to-teacher ratio (1:7)”
The state’s rule
Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).
Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.
Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.
Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.
School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.
Program news
4 of the 15 teachers its website listed in August are no longer listed.
From the program’s own website, as Shortlist saved it on September 26, 2026.
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 July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 27, 20261 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Multiple staff members have expired food permit.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
May 19, 20254 citations
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“, ZA, CC, SE, WG missing CCB training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“, CC and SE mising food permits.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“, SE, IK missing CPR and first aid.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“, ZA, SE and IK need updated BBP training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Jul 31, 2023Nothing cited
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
- January 27, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Multiple staff members have expired food permit.
· January 27, 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 27, 2026
May 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · May 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
0106(3), ZA, CC, SE, WG missing CCB training.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
0106(12), CC and SE mising food permits.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
0106(11), SE, IK missing CPR and first aid.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
0106(10), ZA, SE and IK need updated BBP training.
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
Giddens SchoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $2,242 a month
A day here
7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Schedule
- Schedule
- Half-day, 3 full days, full-day
How they teach
Academic
“Emotional safety and trust are core pillars of academic rigor. We use restorative practices to resolve conflict and build empathy. Daily morning meetings help cultivate a deep sense of belonging and a strong sense of community.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 324-4847
- Address
- 2120 21st Ave. S., Seattle, 98144
- License
- PL-22738
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 1972
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked September 2026 giddensschool.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked June 2026 giddensschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool — Checked September 2026 giddensschool.org
- Second price — Checked July 2026 giddensschool.org
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
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 giddensschool.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 giddensschool.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 giddensschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.