St. Thomas School Early Learning Center

Center · Medina · 8300 NE 12th St

What kind of place is this?

Size 64 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.
Established 1951

Who will be with our child?

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 3–6 years (Preschool 3-4, PreKindergarten 4-5, Kindergarten 5-6)
Days / week 5
Schedule full-week

What will it cost us?

Preschool $1,875/mo

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 20, 2025
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousThere were 2 children that have prescribed medications and the medications had expired dates of 12.24 and 2.25. · March 5, 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 20, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

There were cords in room 163 that were loose and accessible to the children.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 5, 2025

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

There were 2 children that have prescribed medications and the medications had expired dates of 12.24 and 2.25.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 14, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

There was an epi pen that was expired and there were no prescription labels on the medication. The was a packet of benadryl that was not in the original packaging. There was medication with no medication authorization form.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

St. Thomas School Early Learning Center hasn’t published

Sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in March 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: teaching approach.

Who will be with our child

Not yet reported: children per teacher.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: hours, holiday closures.

What will it cost us

Pricing per provider website, checked July 2026.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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