Clyde Hill · Licensed center
Sacred Heart Early Learning Program
At a glance
- Small faith-based center, licensed for 36 children.
- Tuition Preschool $1,348 a month, full time. 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
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 23, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 8, 20242 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“D.A.'s CPR/1st aid and food card were not available for review.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“In room PKB there was an orange cord attached to the document camera that was capable of forming a loop and accessible to the children. In PKB bathroom there was a fan on top of a box that had a hanging cord and it was accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Mar 18, 20241 citation
Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“There were wires hanging that were capable of forming loops around a childs neck - provider corrected during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
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
- March 23, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
D.A.'s CPR/1st aid and food card were not available for review.
· October 8, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 8, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
D.A.'s CPR/1st aid and food card were not available for review.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
In room PKB there was an orange cord attached to the document camera that was capable of forming a loop and accessible to the children. In PKB bathroom there was a fan on top of a box that had a hanging cord and it was accessible to the children.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 18, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
There were wires hanging that were capable of forming loops around a childs neck - provider corrected during the visit.
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What it costs
Sacred Heart Early Learning ProgramMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day
- $714 a month
- Application fee
- $260
A day here
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Faith-based
“Sacred Heart School is a Catholic community which provides an excellent academic education in an environment of faith and virtue for Pre-K through 8th grade families of Sacred Heart Parish and the surrounding community.”
Policies
- Enrollment
- Withdrawal requires written notice; families owe a percentage of annual tuition by withdrawal date (25% Feb to day before school starts, 60% first day through Oct, 80% Nov, 100% Dec onward). Tuition more than 30 days past due can lead to removal of the student.
Details
- Address
- 9450 NE 14th Street, Clyde Hill, 98004
- License
- PL-79788
- Established
- 1952
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, 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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 school.sacredheart.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 school.sacredheart.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
A day here
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 school.sacredheart.org
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 school.sacredheart.org
Details
- Website — Checked July 2026 school.sacredheart.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 school.sacredheart.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.