Seattle · Licensed center
Sound Child Care Solutions/pinehurst Child Care Center
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 92 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Infant $2,771, toddler $2,456, preschool $2,100 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read June 2026:
“Teacher to child ratios Infants 1:4”
“Young Toddlers 1:5”
“Older Toddlers 1:6”
“Young Preschoolers 1:8”
“Older Preschoolers 1:9”
The state’s rule
Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).
Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.
Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.
Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.
School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.
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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 14, 20262 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During inspection, baby wipes were observed on the counter near handwashing sink in the childrens bathroom.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Multiple staff have expired safe sleep training; LA, EA, RE, LG, GG, SH, LK, AK, MK, RM, LO, LO, and KR.”
WAC 110-300-0106(8)
- Apr 16, 2026Nothing cited
Feb 20, 20254 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“GG has expired cpr and first aid training as of 2/15/2025.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“MW has expired food handlers permit as of 2/5/2025.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“EA safe sleep expired as of 1/12/2025 and MW safe sleep expired on 2/5/2025.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Plastic bags in girls bathroom accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
Sep 11, 20231 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“During annual inspection licensor observed baby gates in front of the exit doors of four classrooms out of five classrooms. According to the State Fire Marshal Regulation – Centers & School Aged Programs Only - Exiting: Baby gates placed in exit doors are not allowed in childcare centers. Centers cannot add any addition barriers within the means egress.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
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%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 14, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
During inspection, baby wipes were observed on the counter near handwashing sink in the childrens bathroom.
· September 14, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 14, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
Multiple staff have expired safe sleep training; LA, EA, RE, LG, GG, SH, LK, AK, MK, RM, LO, LO, and KR.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
During inspection, baby wipes were observed on the counter near handwashing sink in the childrens bathroom.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · February 20, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
GG has expired cpr and first aid training as of 2/15/2025.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
MW has expired food handlers permit as of 2/5/2025.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
EA safe sleep expired as of 1/12/2025 and MW safe sleep expired on 2/5/2025.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Plastic bags in girls bathroom accessible to children.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 11, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 14, 2026
During annual inspection licensor observed baby gates in front of the exit doors of four classrooms out of five classrooms. According to the State Fire Marshal Regulation – Centers & School Aged Programs Only - Exiting: Baby gates placed in exit doors are not allowed in childcare centers. Centers cannot add any addition barriers within the means egress.
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What it costs
Sound Child Care Solutions/pinehurst Child Care CenterMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 56 infant, 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,048 to $2,493 a month
- Application fee
- $75
- Siblings
- 10% discount on the second child's tuition when two or more children from the same family attend full time (5 days a week)
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Schedule and closed
- Schedule
- Full-week and part-week (five, four, three, or two days per week)
- Closed
- Holidays, 4 in-service days, and winter break
How they teach
Play-based
“we know that children learn best through play”
Policies
- Enrollment
- One month's notice required to withdraw; schedule changes must be approved by the Director; one-month deposit (Preschool Program rate) applied to the child's last month
Details
- Phone
- (206) 365-2197
- Address
- 7330 35th Ave NE, Seattle, 98115
- License
- PL-27612
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
- Established
- 1982
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked June 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org/…/e2188d_0ba255318e794350930b83e3acd87f13.pdf
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked June 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org/…/e2188d_9f830651c2694178885dd8d20c469277.pdf
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, Calendar, Closed — Checked June 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org/…/e2188d_0ba255318e794350930b83e3acd87f13.pdf
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org/…/e2188d_9f830651c2694178885dd8d20c469277.pdf
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked June 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org/…/e2188d_9f830651c2694178885dd8d20c469277.pdf
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked June 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked June 2026 pinehurstchildcare.org/…/e2188d_0ba255318e794350930b83e3acd87f13.pdf
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.