Seattle · Licensed center
Willow Tree Chinese Bilingual Preschool
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 31 children.
- Hours 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
- Tuition Toddler $2,600, preschool $2,400 a month, full time. See costs
What to know
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 May 2024 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Mar 13, 2024Valid complaintresolved May 29, 2024
Of the 219 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, 195 (89%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 24 (11%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 219 similar-size centers compare
Of the 219 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None89%
- One or more11%This center
Licensing inspections
Jul 13, 20261 citation
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider must ensure program has necessary medication; child E.S. medication expired 10/2025.”
WAC 110-300-0186(2)
- Aug 5, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 2, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 29, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This center
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 13, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Provider must ensure program has necessary medication; child E.S. medication expired 10/2025.
· July 13, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 13, 2026
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
Provider must ensure program has necessary medication; child E.S. medication expired 10/2025.
Mar 2024 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received March 13, 2024 · Resolved May 29, 2024
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What it costs
Willow Tree Chinese Bilingual PreschoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.
A day here
- Hours
- 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Closed
- Closed
- 12 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed for New Year, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, a Summer Break week, Graduation Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break (Dec 20–31, 2027)
Details
- Phone
- (619) 204-9460
- Address
- 8701 15th Ave NW, Seattle, 98117
- License
- PL-79865
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool — Checked September 2026 willowtreechinesepreschool.com
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
- Hours — Checked September 2026 willowtreechinesepreschool.com
- Closed — Checked September 2026 willowtreechinesepreschool.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 willowtreechinesepreschool.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 willowtreechinesepreschool.com
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.