Seattle · Licensed center
La Escuelita Bilingual (Columbia City)
At a glance
- Large bilingual center, licensed for 145 children.
- Run by a for-profit business.
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 August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 18, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 10, 20253 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed laundry/storage room in PK classroom to be unlocked.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Center Aide BT has not completed 30 Hour Childcare Basic Training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(3)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Licensor observed wood structure in playground area to have some splintered edges. Wood needs to be sealed.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)
Aug 15, 20233 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Storage areas/closets in multiple classrooms were found to be unlocked.”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Multiple staff do need to get or renew their Food Worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Two teachers who have been employed with the center longer than 3 months, have not completed the child care basics training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Aug 14, 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
- February 18, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed laundry/storage room in PK classroom to be unlocked.
· January 10, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 10, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term
Center Aide BT has not completed 30 Hour Childcare Basic Training.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term
Licensor observed wood structure in playground area to have some splintered edges. Wood needs to be sealed.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed laundry/storage room in PK classroom to be unlocked.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 15, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 21, 2026
Storage areas/closets in multiple classrooms were found to be unlocked.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 21, 2026
Multiple staff do need to get or renew their Food Worker card.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 21, 2026
Two teachers who have been employed with the center longer than 3 months, have not completed the child care basics training.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Meals
- Infants fed on demand and held for bottle feeding; parents supply labeled bottles/meals and semi-solid foods (ages 4-10 months)
Sleep, diapers and schedule
- Sleep
- Infants nap on an on-demand schedule; parents provide a small blanket, washed weekly
- Diapers
- Parents provide disposable diapers, at least seven per day; pull-ups or training pants accepted in the 2-year-old toddler classroom
- Schedule
- Full-time
How they teach
Bilingual
“We have a bilingual curriculum that fosters the development of English and Spanish skills using a dual language model.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 723-2906
- Address
- 3605 S. Genesee St., Seattle, 98118
- License
- PL-11514
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 1979
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 laescuelitaschools.com
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, Diapers — Checked September 2026 laescuelitaschools.com
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 laescuelitaschools.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 laescuelitaschools.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 laescuelitaschools.com
- Established — Checked September 2026 laescuelitaschools.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.