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Hope Lutheran School Preschool

hls.hopeseattle.org

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 80 children.

What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 13 years (state).

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 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 23, 2026Nothing cited
  • Sep 10, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 18, 20241 citation
    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Staff BBP expired in August 2024. Some staff do not have food permits entered into Merit same as First aid/cpr.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • Oct 13, 20231 citation
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Provider's Merit page reflects some employee's have first aid/cpr, food handlers that are expired and TB test not entered into Merit. Employee's need to come into compliance and Merit page needs to be updated.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 62% of 272 had rules cited at 3 or more.

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%This center
  • 3 of 433%
  • All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 23, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Staff BBP expired in August 2024. Some staff do not have food permits entered into Merit same as First aid/cpr. · September 18, 2024

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

Sep 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 18, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

Staff BBP expired in August 2024. Some staff do not have food permits entered into Merit same as First aid/cpr.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 13, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 25, 2026

Provider's Merit page reflects some employee's have first aid/cpr, food handlers that are expired and TB test not entered into Merit. Employee's need to come into compliance and Merit page needs to be updated.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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Details

Phone
(206) 935-8500
Address
4456 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, 98116
License
PL-28639

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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

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).

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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