Licensed center
West Seattle YMCA Preschool at Hallows Church
A center, licensed for 40 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask West Seattle YMCA Preschool at Hallows Church for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
207: none11: one to four0: five or more
The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so West Seattle YMCA Preschool at Hallows Church (40 children) is compared with centers its size. The state also lists one complaint here whose published report includes no citation detail, so it is not counted as found.
Routine visits: 3 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 2, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
A few staff have food worker cards missing in merit. If they help to serve food they need to have a food handler card per WAC. All staff have expired BBP (blood borne pathogen training). BBP needs to be completed annually.
· February 2, 2026
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.
May 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · May 12, 2026 · Resolved July 28, 2026
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 2, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
A few staff have food worker cards missing in merit. If they help to serve food they need to have a food handler card per WAC. All staff have expired BBP (blood borne pathogen training). BBP needs to be completed annually.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 1, 2025
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, it was observed that one toddler room fridge was 45 degree.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 24, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the three step sanitizing bottles were accessible to children on the counter tops in the Orca and Narwhal classrooms. There was a bottle of goo be gone accessible to children in the cabinet under the Orca classroom handwashing sink, marked keep out of reach of children.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(11) · Short Term
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one of the directors and two other staff did not have a current bloodborne pathogens training completed within the last 12 months, as per labor and industry standards. (LS, JO, VB) At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one director and one lead teacher did not have a current CPR and First Aid training completed and available onsite or in MERIT for review. At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one aide (AA) who was present and employed for a year and seven months did not have a completed childcare basics training.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 3420 SW Cloverdale Street
- License
- PL-79737, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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All checked September 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov