“We have a bilingual curriculum that fosters the development of English and Spanish skills using a dual language model.” laescuelitaschools.com, August 2026
Washington DCYF cited something at 2 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
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Licensor observed laundry/storage room in PK classroom to be unlocked.· January 10, 2025
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.
Licensing visit · January 10, 2025
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.
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.
Licensing visit · August 15, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state
Storage areas/closets in multiple classrooms were found to be unlocked.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state
Multiple staff do need to get or renew their Food Worker card.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state
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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Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in January 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Not yet reported: children per teacher.
Not yet reported: hours, days / week, holiday closures.
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
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