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At a glance

  • Medium play-based center, licensed for 56 children.
  • Hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
  • Tuition $1,671 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs

Program news

3 of the 9 teachers its website listed in July are no longer listed.

From the program’s own website, as Shortlist saved it on September 26, 2026.

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What to know

License: 3 years to 13 years (state). They serve: Ages 2.5-5 (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in October 2025 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2023.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 163 (79%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 44 (21%) have one or more, as this center does.

How all 207 similar-size centers compare

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None79%
  • One or more21%This center

Licensing inspections

  • Nov 19, 20251 citation
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Some prescription medication was inside the grab and go bag and did not have the medication authorization form with it.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

  • Jan 22, 20251 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Toilet plungers and toilet brushes are accessible in children's bathroom. (Removed during site visit)”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • Jan 9, 2024Nothing cited
  • Aug 8, 2023Nothing cited

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
November 19, 2025
On file
4 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — Some prescription medication was inside the grab and go bag and did not have the medication authorization form with it. · November 19, 2025

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

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 19, 2025

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Some prescription medication was inside the grab and go bag and did not have the medication authorization form with it.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received August 13, 2025 · Resolved October 13, 2025

The state’s report (PDF)

Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 22, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Toilet plungers and toilet brushes are accessible in children's bathroom. (Removed during site visit)

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

From $1,671 a month

Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Part time
$675 to $1,146 a month
Siblings
10% off subsequent plans of equal or lesser value, up to a value of $150

A day here

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week, year round

Meals, outdoors, sleep and four more
Meals
Program provides a nut-free morning snack around 9am and milk (or substitute) at lunch; families pack a nut-free lunch
Outdoors
Scheduled daily outdoor recess; required snow gear (waterproof boots, snow pants, jackets, hats, gloves) for outdoor play
Sleep
Rest time on mats after lunch for full-time students; children who do not nap do quiet activities on mats (books, puzzles, drawing); program provides nap mats, parents supply mat covers
Diapers
Children still using diapers are welcome; stand-up diapering offered for younger students still potty training
Updates for parents
Brightwheel app (messaging, photos, check-in/out, daily health screen), weekly newsletters, weekly journals, parent-teacher conferences
Schedule
Full-day, half-day (part-time), with optional early care and after care
Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
Dates2026-27: Labor Day (Sept 7), Thanksgiving break (Nov 25-27), in-service day Dec 4, winter break (Dec 24 - Jan 1), MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, teachers' in-service weeks (June 28 - July 2 and Aug 23-27), Independence Day observed (July 5)

How they teach

Play-based and bilingual

“We’re excited to offer our Spanish Immersion Preschool for children ages 2.5–5”

Who cares for your child

Paola Mizrahi (Co-Founder & Executive Director), 20 years in early childhood.

Policies

When a child is sick
Child arriving with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, signs of infection, or possible contagious disease (e.g. pink eye, chicken pox, flu) is sent home immediately
Special needs
Welcomes children with special needs; staff trained to adapt activities; individualized plan with parents and outside professionals; family-provided one-on-one aide may be required in some cases
Enrollment
Minimum 2 days per week; withdraw by cancelling the plan online and giving written notice by the 20th of the month to avoid next month's charge; waitlist offers must be accepted within 72 hours; summer break allowed in July or August but not both

Details

Phone
(206) 408-2668
Address
6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, 98103
License
PL-83390
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

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).

A day here

Policies

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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