West African Community Council

Center · Seattle · 6322 44th Ave S

What kind of place is this?

Size 34 children licensed Smaller than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach bilingual

In the program’s own words

“West African Family Preschool For children ages 3 - 5 years old Multi-cultural | Bilingual | Seattle Preschool Program” waccofseattle.org, August 2026

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 3 - 5 years old
Schedule full-day

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 4
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 17, 2025
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousJanitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care · July 24, 2024

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Jul 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
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

Report (PDF)

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 displayed by the state

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

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state

Asst. Teacher K.S. will need to have a current Portable Background check or until obtained , not be unsupervised with children.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state

(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

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

West African Community Council hasn’t published

Cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2024.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: hours, days / week, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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