Licensed center
Puddlejumpers Childcare and Preschool
A center, licensed for 37 children. One complaint investigation found violations since 2023; 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers had none. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Puddlejumpers Childcare and Preschool for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
One complaint investigation found violations since February 2023
207: none11: one to four0: five or more
The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Puddlejumpers Childcare and Preschool (37 children) is compared with centers its size. Of those 218, 207 have had no complaint investigation that found a violation since February 2023. Puddlejumpers Childcare and Preschool has had one. The most recent was in February 2026. Three centers its size have had more.
Routine visits: 3 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 24, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Multiple woodchip areas did not meet the nine inch deep requirement at the time of inspection.
· September 17, 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.
Feb 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · February 19, 2026 · Resolved March 24, 2026
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
At the time of inspection, insurance coverage or a lapse of termination of such coverage was not observed on the posting board.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 17, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Multiple woodchip areas did not meet the nine inch deep requirement at the time of inspection.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
AC's prescription medication was not accompanied with medication authorization form at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term
Alarming devices on all emergency exiting doors were obsevred to be turned off/out of battery at the time of inspection.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 23, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term
The outdoor gate used as a second emergency exit was unable to self-close or self-latch at the time of inspection. Gap between multiple slats in the outdoor area was measured to be wider than three and one-half inches in diameter at the time of inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
The second emergency exit door located in the toddler room was observed to be locked from the inside at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site). Exit doors in the baby room and pre-school room were partially blocked at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Cleaning supplies were placed by the edge of the kitchen counter and were accessible to children at the time of inspection (The violation was corrected on site).
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 19, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Toilet brushes, plungersn ad mops observed next to toilets that children use. Will need to be made inaccessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) Outlet next to the sink in the upstairs bathroom does not have ground fault circuit interrupter outlet (GFCI) nor tamper-resistant. Will need to be covered with a blank plate to be inaccessible to childrren or made changed to GFCI outlet type.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 21616 7th Pl S
- License
- PL-24426, active
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All checked September 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Address, License — data.wa.gov