Seattle · Licensed center
St. Joseph School Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 62 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Infant $3,450, toddler $2,950, preschool $2,600 a month. 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 no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since October 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 13, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 10, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected twice had at least one: 69% of 78.
How all 78 Seattle-area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 78 Seattle-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None31%This center
- 1 of 237%
- Both32%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 13, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2025 — both cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
What it costs
$3,450 a month for an infant
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say whether these are full-time prices.
- Siblings
- Per year, per student: $500 with 2 students enrolled, $1,575 with 3, $2,200 with 4 or more (counts siblings across the ELC and K-8)
A day here
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Closed
- Closed
- Infant & toddler follow the K-8 calendar for holidays and breaks, plus a two-week summer closure
How they teach
Developmental and faith-based
“the guiding philosophy of St. Joseph School is to provide a student-centered learning environment committed to the development of the whole child”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 329-3260
- Address
- 815 E. Edgar Street, Seattle, 98102
- License
- PL-85946
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 stjosephsea.org
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 stjosephsea.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Ages
A day here
- Hours, Closed — Checked September 2026 stjosephsea.org
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 stjosephsea.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 stjosephsea.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 stjosephsea.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.