Issaquah · Licensed center
Issaquah Prep & Preschool
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 15 children.
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 17, 20252 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff preparing food do not have a current food handler's card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Children did not have their completed CIS form in their file.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Jan 6, 20256 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“S.C. did not have her BBP training documented in Merit. S.C. does not have CPR/First Aid documented in Merit. There was no staff working that had a current food handler's card and they serve meals.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was a small trampoline on the outside play area.”
WAC 110-300-0146(4)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was hand sanitizer within the children's reach in the Coho classroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There were open containers of snack foods that were not in airtight containers or dated.”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Emergency plan was not available for review. Fire drills were not up to date for the last calendar year and were not completed monthly. Diaster drills were not up to date for the last calendar year.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a)
Attendance recordsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“Did not see the staff attendance sheet.”
WAC 110-300-0455(3)
Oct 23, 20233 citations
Center capacity, ratio, and group sizeSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff member was alone with five children for more than one hour.”
WAC 110-300-0356(10)
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There is no thermometer in the refrigerator or freezer. There are foods in the frig that are not in the original containers and not labeled, there is also food that is in an open can not covered.”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There is no record of the annual fire inspection done by the local fire department. The fire extinguisher had not been serviced in the past year.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i), WAC 110-300-0170(2)
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 October 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Staff preparing food do not have a current food handler's card.
· November 17, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 17, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff preparing food do not have a current food handler's card.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
Children did not have their completed CIS form in their file.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · January 6, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
S.C. did not have her BBP training documented in Merit. S.C. does not have CPR/First Aid documented in Merit. There was no staff working that had a current food handler's card and they serve meals.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious
There was a small trampoline on the outside play area.
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
There were open containers of snack foods that were not in airtight containers or dated.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There was hand sanitizer within the children's reach in the Coho classroom.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term
Emergency plan was not available for review. Fire drills were not up to date for the last calendar year and were not completed monthly. Diaster drills were not up to date for the last calendar year.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 23, 2023
Center capacity, ratio, and group size
WAC 110-300-0356(10) · Serious
Staff member was alone with five children for more than one hour.
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
There is no thermometer in the refrigerator or freezer. There are foods in the frig that are not in the original containers and not labeled, there is also food that is in an open can not covered.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) / 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
There is no record of the annual fire inspection done by the local fire department. The fire extinguisher had not been serviced in the past year.
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 657-0533
- Address
- 370 1st Ave NW, Issaquah, 98027
- License
- PL-79091
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.