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Willow Tree Bilingual Preschool LLC

willowtreechinesepreschool.com

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 54 children.
  • Hours 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
  • Tuition Toddler $2,600 a month. See costs
  • Run by a for-profit business.

What to know

License: 12 months to 6 years (state). They serve: ages 1-5 (toddlers 1-2, preschool 2-3.5 and 3.5-5) (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in October 2025 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2025.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

  • Received Aug 13, 2025Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Oct 16, 2025
    • Duty to protect children and report incidentsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Based on sufficient evidence available at the time of the licensing inspection, more likely than not, applicable WAC 110-300-0475(1) was violated. After the director became aware of the neglect and/or abuse of child, they did not report this to the department.”

        WAC 110-300-0475(1)

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 163 (79%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 44 (21%) have one or more, as this center does.

How all 207 similar-size centers compare

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None79%
  • One or more21%This center

Licensing inspections

  • Jul 13, 2026Nothing cited
  • Oct 13, 20251 citation
    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “The entrance to the childcare center gate has a keypad, this is also the 2nd emergency exit leading away from building. this gate will need to auto close upon release.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

  • May 21, 2025Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.

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%This center
  • 2 of 335%
  • All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 13, 2026
On file
3 visits since May 2025 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — Based on sufficient evidence available at the time of the licensing inspection, more likely than not, applicable WAC 110-300-0475(1) was violated. After the director became aware of the neglect and/or abuse of child, they did not report this to the department. · September 11, 2025

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

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 13, 2025

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

The entrance to the childcare center gate has a keypad, this is also the 2nd emergency exit leading away from building. this gate will need to auto close upon release.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received August 13, 2025 · Resolved October 16, 2025

Duty to protect children and report incidents

WAC 110-300-0475(1) · Serious

Based on sufficient evidence available at the time of the licensing inspection, more likely than not, applicable WAC 110-300-0475(1) was violated. After the director became aware of the neglect and/or abuse of child, they did not report this to the department.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited 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

$2,600 a month for a toddler

Toddler$2,600

Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say whether this is a full-time price.

A day here

Hours
8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Closed
Closed
Closed on major holidays and school breaks, including Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break and Summer Break

Details

Phone
(206) 710-8583
Address
855 NW 85th Street, Seattle, 98117
License
PL-85382

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What it costs

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

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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