Seattle · Licensed center
West African Community Council
At a glance
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 34 children.
- 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 22, 20261 citation
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Gates in outdoor play space need to have working self latch/close mechanisms”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
- Jul 17, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 24, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Janitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care”
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)
Jul 11, 20233 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Outdoor play space will need to have 9 inches of ground cover (play chips etc) on play area especially where the climber is located and 6 ft out from said climber”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Asst. Teacher K.S. will need to have a current Portable Background check or until obtained , not be unsupervised with children.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“(10) Several staff will need to complete Blood Borne Pathogen Trainings and be entered into MERIT for the site. DG, DK,FM (11) Several staff will need to have a current Food Handlers Permit on file and entered into MERIT. DG, DK, FM”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
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%
- 3 of 433%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 22, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Janitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care
· July 24, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 22, 2026
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Gates in outdoor play space need to have working self latch/close mechanisms
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 24, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Janitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 11, 2023
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Outdoor play space will need to have 9 inches of ground cover (play chips etc) on play area especially where the climber is located and 6 ft out from said climber
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
Asst. Teacher K.S. will need to have a current Portable Background check or until obtained , not be unsupervised with children.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
(10) Several staff will need to complete Blood Borne Pathogen Trainings and be entered into MERIT for the site. DG, DK,FM (11) Several staff will need to have a current Food Handlers Permit on file and entered into MERIT. DG, DK, FM
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What it costs
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A day here
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Bilingual
“West African Family Preschool For children ages 3 - 5 years old Multi-cultural | Bilingual | Seattle Preschool Program”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 750-6074
- Address
- 6322 44th Ave S, Seattle, 98118
- License
- PL-79498
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 waccofseattle.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
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 waccofseattle.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 waccofseattle.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 waccofseattle.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.