“St. Monica Catholic School follows a Catholic Liberal Arts model which teaches students how to learn by presenting material based on their grade and particular interests, in an engaging and relevant fashion.” stmonicasea.org, August 2026
“We are a child-directed program that gives our students 3 hours of free play time each day (2 indoor and 1 outdoor) to explore their interests, stretch their imaginations, make peer connections, practice negotiating, build teamwork and exercise fine and gross motor muscles.” stmonicasea.org, August 2026
Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
The EpiPen medication for one child was stored without the required prescription label. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed· November 19, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.
Licensing visit · November 19, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
The cords forming a loop were accessible to children in both classrooms. Additionally, a long hose was observed on the ground outside, forming multiple loops. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
The EpiPen medication for one child was stored without the required prescription label. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term
Both exit doors did not have a sound mechanism installed to alert when the door is opened.
Licensing visit · April 10, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1) / 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Short Term / Serious
Five slides were placed too close to each other, not meeting the 6-foot fall zone requirement. The 4-foot fall zone was measured between the climbing wall and black platform on one side. 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) - The chipped ground cover near the plastic slides measured less than 1 inch in some areas.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
The individual care plan for one child with an allergy was incomplete and did not include all required information.
Licensing visit · January 4, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
Child NE has Non-prescription medication that is not labeled with child's name and missing medication authorization form.
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
Staff, MM, does not have child abuse and neglect training.
Licensing visit · December 7, 2023
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Individual care plan don't have all the necessary information.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
Child NE has Non-prescription medication that is not labeled with child's name and missing medication authorization form.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Baby gate placed in an emergency exit. Sign in table placed in front of the emergency exit door.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
Staff MM and BS have expired food worker's permits. Staff MM don't have Basic training after 4 months of employment and none of the 5 required health and safety trainings.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term
Monthly fire and quarterly emergency drills not performed as per WAC schedule. Staff not getting emergency preparedness training annually.
Ask what changed after the nine findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in November 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
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.
Not yet reported: children per teacher.
Not yet reported: ages served, holiday closures.
Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Do you run St. Monica Catholic School Early Learning Center? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.