Licensed center
The Goddard School
A center, licensed for 140 children. One complaint investigation found violations since 2023; 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers had none. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask The Goddard School for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
One complaint investigation found violations since February 2023
135: none66: one to four9: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so The Goddard School (140 children) is compared with centers its size. Of those 210, 135 have had no complaint investigation that found a violation since February 2023. The Goddard School has had one. The most recent was in November 2025. 36 centers its size have had more.
Routine visits: 0 of 2 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two visits are 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
- January 14, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2025 — both cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Staff accidentally administered the wrong amount of medication to the child.
· November 7, 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.
Oct 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · October 14, 2025 · Resolved March 3, 2026
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious
Staff accidentally administered the wrong amount of medication to the child.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 13119 Seattle Hill Rd Bldg 2
- License
- PL-11842, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 5
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Sources and dates
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All checked September 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov