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Meadowbrook Community Center

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At a glance

  • Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 80 children.
  • Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.

From their website, read July 2026:

“Low teacher-child ratio of 1:10”

The state’s rule

Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).

Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.

Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.

Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.

School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.

What to know

License: 3 years to 13 years (state). They serve: ages 5-12 (grades K-5), school-age care (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in September 2025. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2023.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

  • Received Aug 1, 2025Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Sep 10, 2025
    • Duty to protect children and report incidentsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “It was determined that staff failed to report the assualt that occurred in the childcare.”

        WAC 110-300-0475(2)

  • Received Jul 24, 2024Valid complaintresolved Sep 19, 2024
    The state’s report (PDF)

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, 139 (67%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 41 (20%) have two or more, as this center does.

How all 207 similar-size centers compare

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None67%
  • Fewer than 213%
  • 2 or more20%This center

Licensing inspections

  • Apr 23, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 10, 20251 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There was a large push broom, and a large typical broom and dustpan sitting up against the wall in the gym that the children were playing in, during inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • Jan 25, 20241 citation
    • Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There was a substitute teacher who the licensor has not been able to verify in Merit that they have a cleared PBC.”

        WAC 110-300-0105(2), WAC 110-300-0105(2)

  • Oct 14, 2023Nothing cited
  • Jun 1, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 5 times had more: 87% of 77 had rules cited at 3 or more.

How all 77 Seattle-area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 77 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None1%
  • 1 of 53%
  • 2 of 59%This center
  • 3 of 526%
  • 4 of 539%
  • All 522%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 23, 2026
On file
5 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Serious — It was determined that staff failed to report the assualt that occurred in the childcare. · August 4, 2025

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

Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Aug 2025 Complaint 4 valid issues

Complaint · Received August 1, 2025 · Resolved September 10, 2025

Duty to protect children and report incidents

WAC 110-300-0475(2) · Serious

It was determined that staff failed to report the assualt that occurred in the childcare.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 10, 2025

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

110-300-0260(5) There was a large push broom, and a large typical broom and dustpan sitting up against the wall in the gym that the children were playing in, during inspection.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received July 24, 2024 · Resolved September 19, 2024

Reported to the state by the program

Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.

The state’s report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 25, 2024

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) / 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

110-300-0105(2) There was a substitute teacher who the licensor has not been able to verify in Merit that they have a cleared PBC.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

Application fee
$50
Deposit
$25, not refundable

A day here

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

Schedule and closed
Schedule
Full-day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
Dates9/7 Labor Day, 10/9 State In-Service Day, 10/12 Indigenous Peoples' Day, 11/11 Veteran's Day, 11/25-11/27 Thanksgiving Break, 12/21-1/2 Winter Break, 1/18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2/15 President's Day, 4/12-4/16 Spring Break, 5/31 Memorial Day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Creative Curriculum

“Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) utilizes Creative Curriculum for Preschool from Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG).”

Details

Phone
(206) 702-3253
Address
10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle, 98125
License
PL-79324
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4

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Children per adult

How they teach

What it costs

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

Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; 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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