Jose Marti Child Development Center at Hirabayashi Place

Center · Seattle · 424 S Main Street

What kind of place is this?

Size 68 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach bilingual, creative-curriculum

In the program’s own words

“Our bilingual, bicultural curriculum emphasizes cultural diversity, social justice and family involvement in order to develop children’s self-awareness, cultural pride, and self-esteem, which is combined with age-appropriate developmental activities in the four domain areas of development (cognitive, social/emotional, physical and language) to adequately prepare children for kindergarten.” elcentrodelaraza.org, August 2026
“Through the research-based Creative Curriculum, we emphasize learning in the four main areas of development: cognitive, social/emotional, physical and language.” elcentrodelaraza.org, August 2026

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 4
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
December 4, 2025
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousIn 2 classrooms, emergency exits viewed blocked with baby gates. Fire emergency door exit in the hallway observed partially blocked with a table used for teacher parent conferences. · July 19, 2024

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 19, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

In 2 classrooms, emergency exits viewed blocked with baby gates. Fire emergency door exit in the hallway observed partially blocked with a table used for teacher parent conferences.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 1, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious

5 out of 6 children medications inspected, one permission form did not include over the counter medication consent from the parent, current consent was for the Epi pen only.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Jose Marti Child Development Center at Hirabayashi Place hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup.

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Licensing and contact

State record

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