Seattle · Licensed center
Jose Marti Child Development Center - Plaza Roberto Maestas
At a glance
- Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 128 children.
- Hours 10 hours a day, 5 days a week.
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 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 4, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 23, 20253 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“An updated BBP is missing for multiple staff.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“CPR and First Aid training needed for LB, CG. MERIT has not been updated.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Food handlers training missing for multiple staff.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Jul 18, 2024Nothing cited
Sep 12, 20231 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During site annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed first aid kit containing childs epi pen (expired 06/2023) and zyrtec with no current individual plan. Assitant showed licensor papers they plan to give to parents.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
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
- August 4, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
An updated BBP is missing for multiple staff.
· July 23, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 23, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
CPR and First Aid training needed for LB, CG. MERIT has not been updated.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Food handlers training missing for multiple staff.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 12, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 18, 2026
During site annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed first aid kit containing childs epi pen (expired 06/2023) and zyrtec with no current individual plan. Assitant showed licensor papers they plan to give to parents.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Hours
- 10 hours a day, 5 days a week
Meals, sleep and schedule
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and a snack served daily and included in tuition; families may not bring their own food (USDA program); dietary substitutions made for allergies or restrictions
- Sleep
- Rest time offered in all classrooms for all ages; sleep not required, children encouraged to rest 20-30 minutes, then offered quiet activities
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Creative Curriculum and bilingual–inspired
“Our bilingual programming is based on elements of the Soy Bilingüe curriculum”
Policies
- Special needs
- Supports provided for children with special needs; staff help families with the referral process and other resources
- Enrollment
- Full-time program only; no tuition discount for attending fewer days or shorter days; enrollment priority for siblings, other El Centro de la Raza program participants, and residents of the apartment buildings above the centers
Details
- Phone
- (206) 957-4627
- Address
- 2602 16th Ave S, Seattle, 98144
- License
- PL-27547
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 5
- Established
- 1972
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 elcentrodelaraza.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, Sleep, Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
Policies
- Special needs, Enrollment — Checked September 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
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.