Seattle · Licensed center
University Child Development School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 135 children.
- Hours 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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 October 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jul 15, 2026Valid complaintresolved Oct 8, 2026
“Inappropriate art supplies.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, 98 (47%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 112 (53%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 210 similar-size centers compare
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None47%
- One or more53%This center
Licensing inspections
- Dec 2, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 31, 20241 citation
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Need to retrofit blinds in classrooms that are capable of forming a loop.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Jan 23, 20242 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“2 staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to make exit doors the type that can be locked from the outside and unlocked from the inside.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
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
- December 2, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Need to retrofit blinds in classrooms that are capable of forming a loop.
· October 31, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received July 15, 2026 · Resolved October 8, 2026
“Inappropriate art supplies.”
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.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 31, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Need to retrofit blinds in classrooms that are capable of forming a loop.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 23, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
2 staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
need to make exit doors the type that can be locked from the outside and unlocked from the inside.
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What it costs
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A day here
8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents and schedule
- Updates for parents
- Uses the Brightwheel app for the enrollment request process
- Schedule
- Five days/week prioritized; two- or three-day part-week enrollment considered if openings remain
Policies
- Enrollment
- Infant-Toddler Education Program uses a wait pool and lottery; an enrollment request submitted after attending a virtual information session is the only route to a placement; joining the wait pool does not guarantee enrollment
Details
- Phone
- (206) 547-8237
- Address
- 5062 9th Ave NE, Seattle, 98105
- License
- PL-8871
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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.
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
- Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 ucds.org
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 ucds.org
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 ucds.org
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 ucds.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 ucds.org
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.