Seattle · Licensed center
Villa Academy Preschool
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 135 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3 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
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since February 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 16, 2026Nothing cited
May 11, 20261 citation
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In a P-4 classroom there are window blinds with inner pull cords. Needs to be removed or retrofitted to eliminate the formation of loops.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
- May 23, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 27, 20242 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“one epi pen was without the prescription label, one non prescription medicine without box.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“some staff need to take food handler training. some staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
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
- September 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since February 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
In a P-4 classroom there are window blinds with inner pull cords. Needs to be removed or retrofitted to eliminate the formation of loops.
· May 11, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 11, 2026
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
In a P-4 classroom there are window blinds with inner pull cords. Needs to be removed or retrofitted to eliminate the formation of loops.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 27, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
one epi pen was without the prescription label, one non prescription medicine without box.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
some staff need to take food handler training. some staff need to take child abuse/neglect training.
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What it costs
- Deposit
- $2,000, refundable
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals
- Meals
- Lunch can be ordered from the on-campus cafeteria via HotLunch.com (about $8-$9/day) or brought from home; preschoolers bring snacks from home
Who cares for your child
Heidi Goldsmith (Early Childhood Education Coordinator), 16 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (206) 524-8885
- Address
- 5001 NE 50th St, Seattle, 98105
- License
- PL-15762
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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.
Who cares for your child
- Staff thevilla.org
What it costs
- Deposit — Checked September 2026 thevilla.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 — Checked September 2026 thevilla.org
- Hours — Checked September 2026 thevilla.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 thevilla.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 thevilla.org
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.