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Washington International School - Seattle

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 60 children.

What to know

License: 12 months to 7 years (state).

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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 18, 20261 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of inspection, storage rooms were observed to be accessible.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

  • Dec 18, 20242 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of the inspection visit, plastic bags are observed in the sink drawer. No lock observed on the drawer door. 0165 (3)(a) At the time of the inspection visit, it was observed that the bottom of the chain-link fence is not secured 0165 (3)(g) At the time of the inspection visit, peeling paint on the wall is observed in some of the classrooms.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of the inspection visit, cleaning chemicals are observed inside the sink cabinet. No lock observed on the cabinet doors.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • Sep 12, 20231 citation
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed expired allergy medications and epi-pen”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.

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%
  • All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 18, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — At the time of inspection, storage rooms were observed to be accessible. · February 18, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 18, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of inspection, storage rooms were observed to be accessible.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 18, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

At the time of the inspection visit, plastic bags are observed in the sink drawer. No lock observed on the drawer door. 0165 (3)(a) At the time of the inspection visit, it was observed that the bottom of the chain-link fence is not secured 0165 (3)(g) At the time of the inspection visit, peeling paint on the wall is observed in some of the classrooms.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

At the time of the inspection visit, cleaning chemicals are observed inside the sink cabinet. No lock observed on the cabinet doors.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 12, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 30, 2026

Licensor observed expired allergy medications and epi-pen

Report (PDF)

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

What it costs

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A day here

Meals
Meals/snacks are provided by WIS

Policies

When a child is sick
Summer camp: child must stay home if sick or if isolation/quarantine is recommended by CDC guidelines; no refund or credit for sick leave
Enrollment
Class enrollment is first come, first served; a space is not held until tuition is paid

Details

Phone
(206) 380-1222
Address
1201 N. 145th St, Seattle, 98133
License
PL-20914

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Policies

Details

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.

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