Licensed center
The Goddard School of North Queen Anne
A play-based center, licensed for 123 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
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
Play-based
“Plus, our program is deeply rooted in play-based learning, so kids get to have fun and enjoy the magic of childhood.”In their words. goddardschool.com, September 2026
One of 101 Seattle-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Maribel (Center Director), 19 years in early childhood and Nadia (Director), 5 years in early childhood.
What it costs
Not published
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What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation 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 of North Queen Anne (123 children) is compared with centers its size.
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
- July 15, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2026 — both 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.
A day here
- Meals
- Nutritious morning and afternoon snacks provided daily; some locations offer lunch, others require packed lunch (Goddard School’s policy for all its schools)
- Outdoors
- Children play outside every day, weather permitting (Goddard School’s policy for all its schools)
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Details
- Website
- goddardschool.com
- Address
- 310 Florentia Street
- License
- PL-86307, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
- Ages
- Infant (6 weeks) through Pre-K (4-5 years)
- Chain
- The Goddard School, a franchise
- Owner
- This school is owned by its franchisee. The Goddard School brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked September 2026 · goddardschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff — goddardschool.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors — Checked September 2026 · goddardschool.com
- Hours — Checked September 2026 · goddardschool.com
Details
- Website, Ages, Chain — Checked September 2026 · goddardschool.com
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked September 2026 · data.wa.gov
- Owner — Checked September 2026 · prnewswire.com