La Escuelita Bilingual (Columbia City)

Center · Seattle · 3605 S. Genesee St.

What kind of place is this?

Size 145 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.
Established 1979
Approach bilingual

In the program’s own words

“We have a bilingual curriculum that fosters the development of English and Spanish skills using a dual language model.” laescuelitaschools.com, August 2026

How this compares

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.

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

Ages served infants through pre-kindergarten age children
Schedule full-time

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 18, 2026
On file
4 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousLicensor 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

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.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

Center Aide BT has not completed 30 Hour Childcare Basic Training.

Safety requirements

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.

Report (PDF)

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 displayed by the state

Storage areas/closets in multiple classrooms were found to be unlocked.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state

Multiple staff do need to get or renew their Food Worker card.

Training requirements

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.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

La Escuelita Bilingual (Columbia City) hasn’t published

Cost, sick and biting policies.

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.

Sources and dates

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.

What kind of place is this

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Will it fit our family

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

Licensing and contact

State record

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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