Seattle · Licensed center
SouthWest Early Learning
At a glance
- Medium Reggio Emilia center, licensed for 66 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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
Dec 12, 20251 citation
Fire safetySerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed fire extinguisher last serviced November, 2024.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(a)
- Feb 7, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 4, 20233 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“An outlet plug in the Bridge way classroom was observed to be loose and needs repairing at the time of inspection. An outlet plug in the Creekside bathroom was observed to be non GFCI at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A disinfecting spray bottle was observed to be acccessible to children in the Bridge way classroom at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“MERIT reflected that 2 staff member's bloodborne pathogen training was expired/incomplete at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that 2 staff members' CPR & First-aid training were expired at the time of inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
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
- December 12, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0170(3)(a)- Licensor observed fire extinguisher last serviced November, 2024.
· December 12, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 12, 2025
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(a) · Serious
110-300-0170(3)(a)- Licensor observed fire extinguisher last serviced November, 2024.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 4, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 14, 2026
An outlet plug in the Bridge way classroom was observed to be loose and needs repairing at the time of inspection. An outlet plug in the Creekside bathroom was observed to be non GFCI at the time of inspection.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 14, 2026
A disinfecting spray bottle was observed to be acccessible to children in the Bridge way classroom at the time of inspection.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of October 14, 2026
MERIT reflected that 2 staff member's bloodborne pathogen training was expired/incomplete at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that 2 staff members' CPR & First-aid training were expired at the time of inspection.
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What it costs
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A day here
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Meals, schedule and closed
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and snack provided; organic, seasonal; 100% nut free; allergy/intolerance accommodations with doctor documentation
- Schedule
- Full-day
- Closed
- Follows the Seattle School District school calendar with some modifications
How they teach
Reggio Emilia, emergent curriculum, play-based and bilingual
“SWEL uses an emergent curriculum model.”
Who cares for your child
Nancy Garcia (Teacher Aid) since 2015, Amina Abdi (Teacher Aid) ten years there, Rosalinda Santos (Teacher, Salmon Creek Class) six years there, Rosa Santos (Teacher, Salmon Creek Class) six years there, Bryan Aguila (Teacher, Salmon Creek Class) four years there, Martha Paola Pérez (Teacher, Bridgeway Class) three years there, Paola Perez Barron (Teacher, Bridgeway Class) three years there, Nalleli Garcia (Teacher, Bridgeway Class) three years there and Karina Rojas Rodriguez (Director), 16 years in early childhood.
11 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Policies
- Enrollment
- Applications accepted until classrooms are filled, then a wait list; wait list position is one factor, along with a balanced classroom by gender, age range and diversity
Details
- Phone
- (206) 913-2980
- Address
- 5405 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, 98106
- License
- PL-28334
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 5
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 southwestearlylearning.org
Who cares for your child
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
- Meals — Checked September 2026 southwestearlylearning.org
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked September 2026 southwestearlylearning.org
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 southwestearlylearning.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 southwestearlylearning.org
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 southwestearlylearning.org
- 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.