“We seize this excitement with our hands-on, inquiry, and play-based approach.” thegoldfinchschool.com, August 2026
“Our pedagogy is child-centered and designed to enable children to become lifelong learners.” thegoldfinchschool.com, August 2026
Washington DCYF cited something at 2 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
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The storage room in the preschool class was open and accessible to children. (was then closed and locked during visit).· March 5, 2026
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.
Licensing visit · March 5, 2026
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
The storage room in the preschool class was open and accessible to children. (was then closed and locked during visit).
Licensing visit · March 18, 2025
WAC 110-300-0345(5)(b) · Short Term
Need bells on front door and downstairs door leading to outside.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
One staff needs to update BBP training. One staff needs to renew food handlers training.
Cost, a typical day.
Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in March 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
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Not yet reported: established.
Not yet reported: holiday closures.
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