Licensed center

St. Therese Catholic Academy

A center, licensed for 20 children. Care for a preschooler is $822 a month. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Not published

Who cares for your child

One adult for every eleven children

Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

$822 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$822

Seattle-area comparison hidden: this is a half-day price, and only full-time prices are compared.

Part-time $493 a month. Application fee $325. Prices from their website, September 2026.

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What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

207: none11: one to four0: five or more

The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so St. Therese Catholic Academy (20 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 0 of 1 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). One visit is too few to read as a pattern.

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 16, 2026
On file
1 visit, July 2026 — it 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 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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

A day here

Hours
8:25 AM to 12:25 PM, 5 days a week, school year

Details

Website
stcaseattle.org
Address
900 35th Ave
License
PL-86520, active
Ages
Preschool (age 3) through 8th Grade

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State record

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