West Seattle Children's House

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What kind of place is this?

Size 12 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

Will it fit our family?

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

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 30, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousAt the time of this inspection, licensor measured the depth of the wood chips surrounding a climbing play structure and a slide with stairs to be less than 6in. Climbing play structure was measured to be 3ft 4in tall. Slide was measured to be 2ft 2in tall. Slide did not have 6ft fall zone clearance surrounding it. · April 23, 2025

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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 30, 2026

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the front emergency exit gate leading to the driveway was not self-closing.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · April 23, 2025

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor measured the depth of the wood chips surrounding a climbing play structure and a slide with stairs to be less than 6in. Climbing play structure was measured to be 3ft 4in tall. Slide was measured to be 2ft 2in tall. Slide did not have 6ft fall zone clearance surrounding it.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed the sliding glass door exiting to the back yard was locked from the inside while children were inside the home.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

At the time of this inspection, licensor observed 3 black plastic rat bait/poison traps in the outdoor play areas accessible to children. Licensor observed AA batteries accessible in a drawer in the kitchen. Batteries were made inaccessible while licensor was on site.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 21, 2023

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

Outdoor gate was unable to self-close and self-latch at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

West Seattle Children's House hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the three findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious in April 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

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.

Do you run West Seattle Children's House? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.