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Meadow Early Learning Center LLC

littlewoodspreschool.com

At a glance

  • Small developmental center, licensed for 32 children.
  • Hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Run by a for-profit business.

What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 6 years (state). They serve: ages 2.5 - 6 years old (their website).

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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since November 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Apr 14, 20261 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “At the time of inspection, a roll of garbage bags in the bathoom (room 2) was observed accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

  • Nov 12, 2025Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected twice split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (78 centers).

How all 78 Seattle-area centers inspected twice compare

Of the 78 Seattle-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None31%
  • 1 of 237%This center
  • Both32%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 14, 2026
On file
2 visits since November 2025 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — At the time of inspection, a roll of garbage bags in the bathoom (room 2) was observed accessible. · April 14, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 14, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

At the time of inspection, a roll of garbage bags in the bathoom (room 2) was observed accessible.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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What it costs

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A day here

7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Schedule
Schedule
Full-day

How they teach

Developmental

“We learn through child centered, hands-on, developmentally appropriate learning that focuses on individual strengths, interests and skills and incorporates play, outdoor learning, social & practical life skills and kindergarten readiness.”

Details

Phone
(206) 399-4241
Address
13025 37th Ave NE, Seattle, 98125
License
PL-85957
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Established
2021

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How they teach

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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; large is 116 to 323.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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