Seattle · Licensed center
North Seattle Comm Coll/child Dev
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition $1,050 to $1,653 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in October 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since April 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jul 9, 2026Valid complaintresolved Oct 7, 2026
“Child eloped from the building”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 163 (79%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 44 (21%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None79%
- One or more21%This center
Licensing inspections
May 20, 20262 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor reviewed 5 staff files. 1 staff was missing a current food worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Licensor was given a first aid kit to review. The kit was missing- hand sanitizer, thermometer.”
WAC 110-300-0230(2)
May 29, 20253 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Medication was not labeled with child's name and was not in original packaging that identified the medication, use or dosage.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Mirror on counter and extension cord on wall in young preschool room were accessible.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Two extension cords in young preschool room.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(f)
Apr 19, 20244 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to get individual care plan for food allergies.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“1 staff needs to renew background check.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“some staff need to renew first-aid/CPR training. some staff need to renew food handlers card. some staff need to complete 30hrs childcare basics or get educational exemption. 1 staff needs to complete child abuse/neglect training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“will implement review of annual emergency prep and have staff document.”
WAC 110-300-0470(1)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 20, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor reviewed 5 staff files. 1 staff was missing a current food worker card.
· May 20, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received July 9, 2026 · Resolved October 7, 2026
“Child eloped from the building”
The state’s description of the complaint
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 20, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Licensor reviewed 5 staff files. 1 staff was missing a current food worker card.
First-aid—CPR certification and supplies
WAC 110-300-0230(2) · Short Term
Licensor was given a first aid kit to review. The kit was missing- hand sanitizer, thermometer.
May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 29, 2025
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
Medication was not labeled with child's name and was not in original packaging that identified the medication, use or dosage.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
Mirror on counter and extension cord on wall in young preschool room were accessible.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · April 19, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
need to get individual care plan for food allergies.
WAC 110-300-0470(1) · Short Term
will implement review of annual emergency prep and have staff document.
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Short Term / Serious
some staff need to renew first-aid/CPR training. some staff need to renew food handlers card. some staff need to complete 30hrs childcare basics or get educational exemption. 1 staff needs to complete child abuse/neglect training.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
$1,050 to $1,653 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Part time
- $761 to $1,050 a month
- Application fee
- $50
A day here
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Schedule and closed
- Schedule
- Full-day and half-day (part-time AM or PM)
- Closed
- Closed during quarter breaks, quarterly professional development days, and major holidays; also Fridays in Summer quarter
Policies
- Enrollment
- Enrollment priority given first to students (must carry 5+ credits), then employees, then community members
Details
- Phone
- (206) 934-3644
- Address
- 9600 College Way North, Seattle, 98103
- License
- PL-7271
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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 it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 northseattle.edu
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
A day here
- Hours, Closed — Checked September 2026 northseattle.edu
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 northseattle.edu
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 northseattle.edu
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 northseattle.edu
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked October 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 northseattle.edu
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.