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St. Joseph School - Issaquah

sjsissaquah.org

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 31 children.
  • Hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week.

What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 6 years (state). They serve: 3- and 4-year-olds (may begin at age 2 if turning 3 by December 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Dec 8, 20251 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There are window blinds in the nap room.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)

  • Sep 12, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jan 22, 20242 citations
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “The child's epi-pen was expired and was did not have the prescription label with it.”

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

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “This paperwork was not with the epi-pen.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

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 8, 2025
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — There are window blinds in the nap room. · December 8, 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 8, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

There are window blinds in the nap room.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 22, 2024

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

The child's epi-pen was expired and was did not have the prescription label with it.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

This paperwork was not with the epi-pen.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

Application fee
$100

A day here

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week

Updates for parents and schedule
Updates for parents
No formal conferences; updates via newsletters and individual parent conversations (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Full-day, half-day (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Phone
(425) 313-9129
Address
220 Mountain Park Blvd. SW, Issaquah, 98027
License
PL-79684
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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What it costs

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

  • Updates for parents, Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 sjsissaquah.org

Details

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.

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