Monarca Spanish Academy

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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

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
December 9, 2025
On file
3 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousThe nap room sliding door has a wagon and brooms partially blocking the emergency exit. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed · December 9, 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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 9, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

The nap room sliding door has a wagon and brooms partially blocking the emergency exit. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i) · Serious

The emergency exit window in the room that faces the front of the home had a crow bar in the window sill - removed during the visit.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · May 13, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Araceli and Jesica do not have CPR/1st aid trainings. Araceli and Jesica do not have food cards.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

There is a play structure that has a slide and it does not have proper ground covering.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) / 110-300-0165(5)(a) · Short Term

In the back room that faces the front of the home there were loose cords that are acessible to the children. The door knob from the main room into the small hallway and side room (faces the back yard) has a very loose door handle, and it is accessible to the children. In the back room with the sliding door there were loose hanging cords that were acessible to children - it was corrected during the visit. There was a hanging cord in the main room -staff corrected during the visit. The backroom that faces the front yard has a loose and wiggly outlet. The back rooom that faces the front yard has 3 outlets that are not TPR, and they had slider shutters that are in the stuck open position.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(4)(c)(i) · Serious

The backroom that faces the front yard has an emergency exit window that had a metal bar in the window sill - provider removed during the visit.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) / 110-300-0260(4) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

There was a bottle of bleach under the sink and was accessible to children - provider removed during the visit. The new infant bathroom has cleaning materials, mops and brooms in the shower and are accessible to the children. The 2 bathrooms have toilet brushes that are accessible to the children.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · April 9, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) / 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

There is a shade with a pull cord located in the "science room." There was loose garland and lights strung over the Reading/quiet nook. The lights were plugged into a extension cord and they were all capable of forming a loop - The provider removed while licensors were present. There were plastic bags stored under the sink in the bathroom - the provider removed during the visit. When entering the playground, a loose brick was seen located near the gate for the back yard, creating a potential tripping hazard. There was a large knife in the kitchen sink. A 2 step, step stool was in place at the kitchen sink which made the knife accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit. The child cubbies are not secured to the wall posing a hazard of tipping over. A light fixture in the hallway does not have a cover over the bulb which states it contains mercury. The outlet outside at the backdoor had a cover which was stuck up, exposing the outlet - The provider corrected while licensors were present. There were 2 outlets in the "science room" that were stuck in the open position. There was an outlet in the main room near the door to enter the hallway/nap room that was stuck in the open position.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

There is a dark curtain hung across the sliding door on the outside of the nap room, blocking the exit.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

The fire extinguisher is not being maintained.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

In the kitchen cleaners were seen stored under the sink which was not made inaccessible to children - the provider removed during the visit. There were cans of shaving cream that were accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

Sandra does not have a CPR/1st aid training. Sandra does not have a food card.

Child records

WAC 110-300-0460(3) · Short Term

There were only 2 children files located in the file box.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Monarca Spanish Academy hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the ten findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in December 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating, License status, Phone, Website — Checked July 2026 · findchildcarewa.org

State record

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