“combining the best of many different learning styles and ideas including the power of play, creativity, hands-on learning and more” mountainsideschool.com, July 2026
Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
This provider does not publish pricing.
There is a gate in the infant room that is blocking the exit path and requires special knowledge to open.· February 24, 2026
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.
Licensing visit · July 22, 2026
WAC 110-300-0265(6)(a) · Short Term
Some of the mats in the Early Preschool room have tears on them.
Licensing visit · February 24, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There is a gate in the infant room that is blocking the exit path and requires special knowledge to open.
Complaint · January 17, 2025 · Resolved March 18, 2025
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
Licensing visit · August 19, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
There are staff missing their safe sleep training: K.A., K.M. and J.O.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
No documentation that teachers have been trained on the medication.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There is a gate in the infant room that is blocking the exit and needs special knowledge to open.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Licensing visit · July 31, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state
The child's epi-pen in the preschool room was expired.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(4) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state
There is a tramboline in the early preschool classroom.
Cost, a typical day.
Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in February 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
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.
Not yet reported: children per teacher.
Not yet reported: schedule, holiday closures.
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
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