Seattle · Licensed center
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At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 65 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 1, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 25, 20252 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Toothpaste was accessible next to the children's handwashing sink. This was removed during the inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Cords were accessible in one classroom on the table. This was corrected during the inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Oct 23, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Three step cleaning methods were accessible to children in the Orca and Sea Lion room.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
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%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 1, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Toothpaste was accessible next to the children's handwashing sink. This was removed during the inspection.
· March 25, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 25, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
Cords were accessible in one classroom on the table. This was corrected during the inspection.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Toothpaste was accessible next to the children's handwashing sink. This was removed during the inspection.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 23, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Three step cleaning methods were accessible to children in the Orca and Sea Lion room.
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What it costs
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How they teach
Play-based and bilingual
“The “HighScope Curriculum” meets the social, emotional, physical, language, cognitive and literacy objectives for childhood learning and development using a play-based model.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 721-0243
- Address
- 4008 M L King Jr Way S, Seattle, 98108
- License
- PL-9059
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 rewa.org
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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 rewa.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 rewa.org
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.