Seattle · Licensed center
Hutch Kids
At a glance
- Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 141 children.
- Tuition Infant $3,360, toddler $3,182, preschool $2,820 a month, full time. See costs
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 no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 28, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 9, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 13, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had at least one: 88% 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%This center
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 28, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2023 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
What it costs
Hutch KidsMost 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, 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,495 to $2,815 a month
- Application fee
- $78
A day here
- Outdoors
- Nature walks and outdoor play are part of each classroom's weekly activities
Calendar and schedule
- Calendar
- Year round
- Schedule
- Full-time (5 days/week) or part-time (3-day or 2-day/week)
How they teach
Creative Curriculum, developmental and emergent curriculum
“We are also informed by the Relationship-Based Phase Model, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Anti-Bias Education, and Emergent Curriculum .”
What staff are paid
- Co-Lead Infant/Waddler Teacher
- $26.18 to $28 an hourJob posting, August 2026
- Assistant Infant Teacher
- $25.18 an hourJob posting, October 2026
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Excluded for fever of 100.4°F or higher with symptoms, vomiting or diarrhea twice or more in 24 hours, and other listed conditions. Return after 24 hours fever-free without fever reducers and 24 hours of improved symptoms.
- Enrollment
- Part-time families may be charged the full-time rate if no matching partner is found. Part-time children must attend designated days, and days cannot be traded. Extra days are drop-in only, for an extra fee, if there is room.
Details
- Phone
- (206) 667-5983
- Address
- 1210 Valley St., Seattle, 98109
- License
- PL-21914
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
- Established
- 1990
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 hutchkids.org
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler — Checked September 2026 hutchkids.org/…/FY-27-Tuition-Rates.pdf
- Preschool — Checked July 2026 hutchkids.org/…/FY-26-Tuition-Rates.pdf
- Second price — Checked June 2026 hutchkids.org/…/FY-26-Tuition-Rates.pdf
- Application fee — Checked September 2026 hutchkids.org
What staff are paid
- Co-Lead Infant/Waddler Teacher — Checked October 2026 ecejobs.org
- Assistant Infant Teacher — Checked October 2026 ecejobs.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Ages
A day here
- Outdoors — Checked July 2026 hutchkids.org
- Calendar — Checked June 2026 hutchkids.org
- Schedule — Checked June 2026 hutchkids.org/…/FY-26-Tuition-Rates.pdf
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked September 2026 hutchkids.org
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 hutchkids.org/…/FY-27-Tuition-Rates.pdf
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 hutchkids.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 hutchkids.org
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Established — Checked September 2026 hutchkids.org/…/Announcement-of-Exec-Director_October-2026.pdf
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.