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Seattle Hebrew Academy

seattlehebrewacademy.org

At a glance

  • Medium play-based center, licensed for 66 children.
  • Hours 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Tuition $1,713 to $1,763 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 12 months to 6 years (state). They serve: Ages 1-5; children who will be 1, 2, 3, and 4 years old by August 31 (their website).

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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2022. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Mar 3, 20262 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Licensor reviewed 5 staff files. 2 staff- E.W. and S.G. were missing a current food worker card.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Licensor reviewed 5 child files. 1 file was missing the immunization record or exemption.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Apr 3, 20255 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Some staff missing current BBP training. Some staff missing current food handler cards. Some staff missing 30 hrs. childcare basics training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(3)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “One epi-pen observed w/no perscription label attached.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Cleaning schedulesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Classroom ages 2-3yrs. Observed no 3 step cleaning bottles at diaper changing area. There were clorox wipes present.”

        WAC 110-300-0241(7)

    • Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Need to implement annual review of emergency prep plan w/staff and staff signatures. Need to record all fire/emergency drills on a department form.”

        WAC 110-300-0470(4)(d)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Licensor reviewed 5 child files- 1 file missing shot record or exemption.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Jan 4, 20242 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Some teachers have been working for more than 3 months and do not have all required trainings. some teachers need food handlers training. some teachers need to do 30hrs. initial training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “need to request a waiver for use of candles at school for the sabath.”

        WAC 110-300-0170(3)(d)

  • Mar 23, 20224 citations
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Staff were missing documentation of Medication Training via MERIT. There are children with diaper ointments and there is no paperwork/medication authorization form for the diaper ointments. There was one child with vasaline and the vasaline lacks the required information of amount, age etc. the medication authorization form willl require a dr. signature.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Brooms and dust pans are in the classrooms and accessible to the children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

    • Training requirementsLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Staff were missing documentation of Initial STARS, Mandated Reporter, Emergency Preparedness Training, Children Experiencing Homelessness, and Medication Management training reflected in MERIT. Staff were missing documentation of BBP, CPR/First Aid and Food Handlers from file and/or MERIT.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(1), WAC 110-300-0106(3), WAC 110-300-0106(5), WAC 110-300-0106(7), WAC 110-300-0106(9), WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Fire drills were not conducted monthly. Disaster drills were not conducted quarterly the last drill was in October.”

        WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)

The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 71% of 272.

How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None7%
  • 1 of 415%
  • 2 of 417%
  • 3 of 433%
  • All 429%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 3, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2022 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Licensor reviewed 5 staff files. 2 staff- E.W. and S.G. were missing a current food worker card. · March 3, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 3, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Licensor reviewed 5 staff files. 2 staff- E.W. and S.G. were missing a current food worker card.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Licensor reviewed 5 child files. 1 file was missing the immunization record or exemption.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · April 3, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Serious / Short Term

Some staff missing current BBP training. Some staff missing current food handler cards. Some staff missing 30 hrs. childcare basics training.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

Licensor reviewed 5 child files- 1 file missing shot record or exemption.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

One epi-pen observed w/no perscription label attached.

Cleaning schedules

WAC 110-300-0241(7) · Short Term

Classroom ages 2-3yrs. Observed no 3 step cleaning bottles at diaper changing area. There were clorox wipes present.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(d) · Short Term

Need to implement annual review of emergency prep plan w/staff and staff signatures. Need to record all fire/emergency drills on a department form.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 4, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Some teachers have been working for more than 3 months and do not have all required trainings. some teachers need food handlers training. some teachers need to do 30hrs. initial training.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(d) · Serious

need to request a waiver for use of candles at school for the sabath.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2022 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · March 23, 2022

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(1) / 110-300-0106(3) / 110-300-0106(5) / 110-300-0106(7) / 110-300-0106(9) / 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Long Term / Short Term

Staff were missing documentation of Initial STARS, Mandated Reporter, Emergency Preparedness Training, Children Experiencing Homelessness, and Medication Management training reflected in MERIT. Staff were missing documentation of BBP, CPR/First Aid and Food Handlers from file and/or MERIT.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

Staff were missing documentation of Medication Training via MERIT. There are children with diaper ointments and there is no paperwork/medication authorization form for the diaper ointments. There was one child with vasaline and the vasaline lacks the required information of amount, age etc. the medication authorization form willl require a dr. signature.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Brooms and dust pans are in the classrooms and accessible to the children.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

Fire drills were not conducted monthly. Disaster drills were not conducted quarterly the last drill was in October.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

$1,713 to $1,763 a month

Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Application fee
$300

A day here

8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week

Outdoors, schedule and closed
Outdoors
Ample outdoor time, rain or shine
Schedule
Full-day and half-day
Closed
Closes at 2 p.m. every Friday, year-round, for Shabbat

How they teach

Play-based and faith-based

“Seattle Hebrew Academy is an early childhood through 8th grade Modern Orthodox Jewish day school.”

What staff are paid

Pre-K Teacher/Early Childhood Judaic Teacher (Ages 1-5)
$26.39 to $34.72 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026
Hebrew Immersion Early Childhood Teacher (Toddlers, Ages 2-3)
$27.78 to $34.72 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026
Early Childhood Education Teacher
$22.92 to $34.72 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026

Details

Address
1617 Interlaken Dr. E., Seattle, 98112
License
PL-25052
Established
1947

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How they teach

What it costs

What staff are paid

  • Pre-K Teacher/Early Childhood Judaic Teacher (Ages 1-5), Hebrew Immersion Early Childhood Teacher (Toddlers, Ages 2-3), Early Childhood Education Teacher — Checked October 2026 seattlehebrewacademy.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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

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.

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