Seattle · Licensed center
University Cooperative School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 16 children.
- Hours 8:40 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- 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
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 15, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 30, 20252 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One staff file reviewed was missing food worker card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Three staff files reviewed need to update BBP training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10)
Sep 11, 20241 citation
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to retrofit the blinds so the dont form a loop.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
- Mar 6, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 62% of 272 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%This center
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 15, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
One staff file reviewed was missing food worker card.
· September 30, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 30, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term
Three staff files reviewed need to update BBP training.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
One staff file reviewed was missing food worker card.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 11, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
need to retrofit the blinds so the dont form a loop.
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What it costs
- Application fee
- $250
A day here
8:40 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day and part-day (Pre-K)
Details
- Phone
- (206) 434-1532
- Address
- 5601 University Way NE, Seattle, 98105
- License
- PL-83795
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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.
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked September 2026 ucoopschool.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 ucoopschool.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 ucoopschool.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 projects.propublica.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.