Seattle · Licensed center
Stay and Play Phz 2, INC
“Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool, and after school”
The program told Shortlist 14 days ago (October 21, 2026)
The program last told Shortlist 14 days ago (October 21, 2026).
At a glance
- Small Montessori–inspired center, licensed for 30 children.
- Hours 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Infant $2,800, toddler $2,500, preschool $2,100 a month, full time. See costs
Infants: 1 teacher for every 3 children. Groups of up to 1.
Preschool: 1 teacher for every 8 children. Groups of up to 2.
School-age: 1 teacher for every 6 children. Groups of up to 1.
The program told Shortlist on October 21, 2026.
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 rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 15, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 10, 20254 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed a container of Lysol wipes on the counter in bathroom at an accesible to children height.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
General staff qualificationsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Lead teacher TC needs to submit high school diploma or equivalent to Merit for verification.”
WAC 110-300-0100(6)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Licensor observed electrical motor fan in the bathroom to have accumulated dust”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)
Fire safetyShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Licensro observed fire extinguishers to have expired tags from 09/2023 (9/2024 expiration). Additionally, front/upstairs of center doesn't not have the 2A:10 BC fire extinguishers, rather the smaller size fire extinguishers.”
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c)
Oct 16, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The licensor observed the cabinet under the kitchen sink to have cleaning supplies/chemicals in it. The cabinet is not locked and the kitchen is not separated by a gate.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
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
- April 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed a container of Lysol wipes on the counter in bathroom at an accesible to children height.
· January 10, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · January 10, 2025
WAC 110-300-0100(6) · Short Term
Lead teacher TC needs to submit high school diploma or equivalent to Merit for verification.
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c) · Short Term
Licensor observed electrical motor fan in the bathroom to have accumulated dust
WAC 110-300-0170(3)(c) · Short Term
Licensro observed fire extinguishers to have expired tags from 09/2023 (9/2024 expiration). Additionally, front/upstairs of center doesn't not have the 2A:10 BC fire extinguishers, rather the smaller size fire extinguishers.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Licensor observed a container of Lysol wipes on the counter in bathroom at an accesible to children height.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 16, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
The licensor observed the cabinet under the kitchen sink to have cleaning supplies/chemicals in it. The cabinet is not locked and the kitchen is not separated by a gate.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
Stay and Play Phz 2, INCMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 56 infant, 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,150 to $1,875 a month
- Application fee
- $100
- Deposit
- $150, not refundable
- Siblings
- Sibling discounts
A day here
6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
A typical day, meals, outdoors and five more
- A typical day
- 6am Arrival/Free choice; 8 to 9am Breakfast/Transition; 9:30am Outside; 10am Circle time/Story time/show and tell; 12pm Lunch; 12:45 Nap time; 3pm Snack; 6pm close.
- Meals
- Meals and snacks provided meeting government dietary guidelines; some families may be required to provide their child's meals
- Outdoors
- We go outside in all incluments of weather
- Sleep
- Scheduled rest time is from 1pm to 3pm; non nappers are not required to sleep but have quiet time on their mats
- Diapers
- Parents provide
- Updates for parents
- Brightwheel app, monthly reports, emails, postings and parent-teacher meetings
- Late pickup
- Until 8pm if requested after 6pm $5 and $10 after first 5 minutes
- Closed
- 11 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and Professional Development Days; early close by 12pm on Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve
How they teach
Montessori–inspired, Creative Curriculum–inspired, play-based–inspired, academic–inspired, nature and outdoor–inspired, developmental–inspired, emergent curriculum and STEAM–inspired
“This is accomplished in a relaxed play and learning environment that balances structured and unstructured time, planned and emergent curriculum.”
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Fever over 100.00 Requires 24 hours symptom-free
- Biting
- Parents of Both Children notified same day;Documentation on our Incident Report sheet; Incident report sent home
- Enrollment
- Part-time spots can be given fo full-time clients when you are not meeting your part-time needs fully
Details
- Phone
- (206) 723-7208
- Address
- 6516 42nd Avenue South, Seattle, 98118
- License
- PL-81343
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 2000
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Sources and dates
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.
Children per adult
Children per adult: the program told Shortlist on October 21, 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 stayandplayphz2.com
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Deposit — Checked October 2026
- Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 stayandplayphz2.com
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
A day here
- A typical day, Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Hours, Late pickup — Checked October 2026
- Meals, Updates for parents, Calendar — Checked September 2026 stayandplayphz2.com
- Closed — Checked September 2026 stayandplayphz2.com
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting, Enrollment — Checked October 2026
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 stayandplayphz2.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked October 2026 data.wa.gov
- Openings, Established — Checked October 2026
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 stayandplayphz2.com
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.