Licensed center

Little Doves Preschool

A faith-based center, licensed for 33 children. Preschool rooms have one adult per eight children, under Washington’s limit of ten. Care for a preschooler is $245 a month. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Faith-based

“Little Doves Preschool is a faith-based program for young children. Religious stories are shared during the school day and used as part of our instructional activities and chapel times.”In their words. littledovespreschool.com, September 2026

One of 25 Seattle-area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

One adult for every eight preschoolers

Fewer children per adult than Washington’s legal limit for preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): 1:10 in groups of up to 20 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).

Five staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

$245 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$245

Seattle-area comparison hidden: this is a half-day price, and only full-time prices are compared.

Application fee $195. Sibling discount: 10% tuition discount for a second child and 50% discount for a third child enrolled. Prices from their website, September 2026.

What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

207: none11: one to four0: five or more

The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Little Doves Preschool (33 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 0 of 3 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
May 19, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

May 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

A day here

Meals
Parents provide a daily snack and drink; the school does not supply food (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Outdoors
Daily outdoor play/closing time is built into the schedule and outdoor activity is treated as integral to the program (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Website
littledovespreschool.com
Address
202 Dickinson St
License
PL-26765, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages
ages 2 through 6

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

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State record

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A day here

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