Seattle · Licensed center
Greenwood Social Emotional Childcare Cooperative
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 82 children.
- Tuition Infant $3,350, preschool $2,500 a month, full time. See costs
From their website, read September 2026:
“Sprouts Age Group: Infants born January 2026 – July 2026 Teacher-to-Child Ratio: 1:3”
“Shrubs Age Group: Babies born between Aug 2025 – December 2026 Teacher-to-Child Ratio: 1:4”
“Saplings Age Group: Waddlers with birthdays between Sept 2025 – July 2026 Teacher-to-Child Ratio: 1:5”
“Dogwoods Age Group: Preschoolers with birthdays between September 2023 – Aug 2024 Teacher-to-Child Ratio: 1:7”
“Pines Age Group: Children with birthdays between September 2021 – August 2023 Teacher-to-Child Ratio: 1:8”
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.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found all 3 valid, most recently in June 2026. The state also cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since December 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Apr 21, 2026Valid complaintresolved Jun 3, 2026
“Concerns of supervision, children have been found unsupervised by the stairs on at least two occasions.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Received Jun 23, 2025Valid complaintresolved Aug 12, 2025
Received Nov 30, 2023Valid complaintresolved Apr 9, 2024
The state also lists one valid complaint from before the current operator, in the full record below.
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, 139 (67%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 23 (11%) have three or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None67%
- Fewer than 322%
- 3 or more11%This center
Licensing inspections
Nov 17, 20253 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff member N. missing proof of completed food handler training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“In the dogwoods classroom there is a cord to a lamp that hangs by the window. It is accessible to children and can form a loop around a child's neck.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Licensor inspected a first aid kit. It was missing- hand sanitizer, thermometer and tweezers.”
WAC 110-300-0230(2)
Feb 28, 20251 citation
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A child's individual care plan missing DR. signature.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Dec 1, 20232 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“some staff missing 30 hrs. initial stars, child abuse/neglect training and safe sleep trainings.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One of the child files with an allergy did not have the individual care plan on file.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
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
- November 17, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings · 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Serious —
Staff member N. missing proof of completed food handler training.
· November 17, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received April 21, 2026 · Resolved June 3, 2026
“Concerns of supervision, children have been found unsupervised by the stairs on at least two occasions.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · November 17, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff member N. missing proof of completed food handler training.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
In the dogwoods classroom there is a cord to a lamp that hangs by the window. It is accessible to children and can form a loop around a child's neck.
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(2) · Short Term
Licensor inspected a first aid kit. It was missing- hand sanitizer, thermometer and tweezers.
Jun 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received June 23, 2025 · Resolved August 12, 2025
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 28, 2025
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
A child's individual care plan missing DR. signature.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 1, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
some staff missing 30 hrs. initial stars, child abuse/neglect training and safe sleep trainings.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
One of the child files with an allergy did not have the individual care plan on file.
Nov 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received November 30, 2023 · Resolved April 9, 2024
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
Mar 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received March 10, 2023 · Resolved November 20, 2023
Before the current operator. Northwest Center Kids ran this center until 2023; Greenwood Social Emotional Childcare Cooperative was founded in October 2023.
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
Prohibited behavior and discipline, and physical separation of children
WAC 110-300-0331(1) · Serious
Multiple staff members reported that they witnessed a staff member being inappropriate when interacting with some children.
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What it costs
Greenwood Social Emotional Childcare CooperativeMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 56 infant and 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,100 to $2,900 a month
- Application fee
- $250
A day here
- Meals
- Sample menu lists breakfast, lunch, 3pm snack and 5pm snack daily; whole milk for children under 2, 1% for 2+
Schedule and closed
- Schedule
- Full-time and part-time (2, 3 or 4 days per week)
- Closed
- 11 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
MLK Jr Day, Presidents' Day, April teacher in-service day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, week of July 4th, 3 days end of August/start of September (teacher in-service and Labor Day), Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving/Native American Day, week of Christmas returning the day after New Year's Day
How they teach
Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, play-based and developmental
“Our play-based curriculum blends Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf philosophies”
Who cares for your child
Dawn Siewert (Director/Owner), 20 years in early childhood and Maria Fernandez (Assistant Director/Owner), 10 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (425) 289-8439
- Address
- 9535 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, 98103
- License
- PL-28233
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
- Established
- 2023
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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 gsecc.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 gsecc.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff gsecc.org
What it costs
- Infant, Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 gsecc.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
- Meals — Checked June 2026 gsecc.org/…/gsecc-sample-menu.pdf
- Schedule, Closed — Checked September 2026 gsecc.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked June 2026 gsecc.org
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked September 2026 gsecc.org
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.