Seattle · Licensed center
Trettin Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 85 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in January 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Dec 11, 2025Valid complaintresolved Jan 12, 2026
“A self-report incident where 4 years old was left outside for 30 minutes.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, 139 (67%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 68 (33%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None67%
- One or more33%This center
Licensing inspections
- Mar 2, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 15, 20251 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Some staff need to update BBP training. two staff need to take emergency prep and children experiencing homelessness trainings.”
WAC 110-300-0106(5), WAC 110-300-0106(7)
Apr 23, 20241 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“some staff need to get food handlers card. some staff need to complete 30hrs. child care basics or get educational exemption. 1 staff needs to complete child abuse neglect training. 1 staff need to complete the emergency prep training. 1 staff need to complete the serving children experiencing homelessness.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
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
- March 2, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
some staff need to get food handlers card. some staff need to complete 30hrs. child care basics or get educational exemption. 1 staff needs to complete child abuse neglect training. 1 staff need to complete the emergency prep training. 1 staff need to complete the serving children experiencing homelessness.
· April 23, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received December 11, 2025 · Resolved January 12, 2026
“A self-report incident where 4 years old was left outside for 30 minutes.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 15, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(5) / 110-300-0106(7) · Short Term
Some staff need to update BBP training. two staff need to take emergency prep and children experiencing homelessness trainings.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 23, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
some staff need to get food handlers card. some staff need to complete 30hrs. child care basics or get educational exemption. 1 staff needs to complete child abuse neglect training. 1 staff need to complete the emergency prep training. 1 staff need to complete the serving children experiencing homelessness.
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What it costs
- Application fee
- $200
- Deposit
- $200, refundable
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals, outdoors, diapers and two more
- Meals
- Center provides a morning snack/light breakfast, an afternoon snack and an evening snack; families provide lunch daily
- Outdoors
- Large outdoor playground, walks to the University of Washington campus, indoor play area on very rainy or cold days
- Diapers
- Diapers provided for younger children; families may bring their own
- Schedule
- Part-week and full-week (2-5 days a week); drop-in full-day or half-day
- Closed
- Closed on all major holidays and for in-service days
How they teach
Developmental
“We strive to follow a constructivist approach to curriculum. Based on noted Early Childhood philosophers Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, and Maria Montessori, we emphasize developmentally appropriate, child-led, hands-on learning through play.”
What staff are paid
- All staff teaching positions
- $21.10 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026
Details
- Phone
- (206) 524-3400
- Address
- 4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle, 98105
- License
- PL-22198
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3+
- Established
- 1968
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
What it costs
- Application fee, Deposit — Checked September 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
What staff are paid
- All staff teaching positions — Checked October 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
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
- Meals, Diapers, Hours — Checked September 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
- Outdoors, Closed — Checked September 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
- Established — Checked September 2026 trettinearlylearning.org
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; 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.