Little Scholars International Preschool

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle home daycares it cites something at about 63% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

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

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousNo observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report. · March 4, 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.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 6, 2026

Safe food practices

WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term

Food stored directly on the floor in the kitchen.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · March 4, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term

No observation text was recorded under this citation in the source inspection report.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term

The sound mechanism installed on the sliding glass door was not functioning properly.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(2) · Short Term

110-300-0470(2) - A copy of children's emergency contact numbers was not readily available in case of an emergency. 110-300-0470(4)(a) - Drills were not recorded on the state form.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 24, 2024

Infant safe sleep practices

WAC 110-300-0291(1)(a) · Serious

At the time of the inspection, it was observed that the sleeping infant was not being observed every fifteen minutes and being within sight and hearing range.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious

Cleaning supplies were observed in the bathroom cabinet that were accessible to children at the time of inspection. Bottles of unopened soap were observed to be stored in the bathroom area that were in close proximity with food items at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site)/ Two bottles of dish washing detergent were observed in the kitchen area that were in close proximity with a bottle of honey at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).

Report (PDF)

Mar 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 16, 2023

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(b) · Serious

Furnace was accessible to children. Fire extinguisher didn't have proof of maintainance.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Little Scholars International Preschool hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in March 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

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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.

Do you run Little Scholars International Preschool? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.