Seattle · Licensed center
Udcc
At a glance
- Medium Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 60 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition $2,405 to $2,840 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read September 2026:
“Catepillar 12 - 30 months, 1:4 ratio”
“Butterlfy 2 - 3.5 years, 1:6 ratio”
“Beetle 3 - 4.5 years, 1:9 ratio” Washington allows up to 10 children per adult at this age.
“Dragonfly 4 - 5.5 years, 1:10 ratio” Washington allows up to 10 children per adult at this age.
The state’s rule
Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).
Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.
Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.
Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.
School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.
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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 31, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 27, 2024Nothing cited
Aug 22, 20232 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“some staff need to show first-aid/CPR training certification. some staff need to complete child abuse/neglect training some staff need to complete emergency prep training. some staff need to complete medication management training. some staff need to complete food handlers training from health dept. some staff need to complete 30 hrs. initial training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to have allergy form signed by DR.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This center
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 31, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
some staff need to show first-aid/CPR training certification. some staff need to complete child abuse/neglect training some staff need to complete emergency prep training. some staff need to complete medication management training. some staff need to complete food handlers training from health dept. some staff need to complete 30 hrs. initial training.
· August 22, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 22, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(4) / 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
some staff need to show first-aid/CPR training certification. some staff need to complete child abuse/neglect training some staff need to complete emergency prep training. some staff need to complete medication management training. some staff need to complete food handlers training from health dept. some staff need to complete 30 hrs. initial training.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
need to have allergy form signed by DR.
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What it costs
$2,405 to $2,840 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Part time
- $1,270 to $2,205 a month
A day here
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-time and part-time (five, three, or two days per week)
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired
“We teach using a Reggio Emilia inspired method, supported by a strong anti-bias and equity framework.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 661-8831
- Address
- 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, 98105
- License
- PL-27132
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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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 — Checked September 2026 udccenter.org
Washington’s limits: WAC 110-300-0356(5)
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 udccenter.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price — Checked September 2026 udccenter.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
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 udccenter.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 udccenter.org
- Address — Checked October 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.