Woodland Hall Preschool

Center · Seattle · 516 NW 56th St

What kind of place is this?

Size 54 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

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

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3+
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 17, 2025
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious110-300-0106(12)- Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed · November 17, 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · November 17, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

110-300-0106(3)-Licensor observed staff files who's child care basic training is expired. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(12)- Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0210(1)(2)-Licensor observed child Q.B immunization file labeled conditional

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · May 21, 2025

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Playground wood chips under climbing equipment are not 9 inches deep.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Two exit doors had baby gates installed in the door frames. One of the baby gates was removed at the time of inspection.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Child with sesame allergy doesn't have individual care plan for this year. Plan from 2023 is missing substitute foods.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 24, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Cording for equipment in rooms needs to be secured to not allow loose accessible cording to children. If cording is plugged into outlets remove the cording when not in use so that cording such as for IPADS or Phones is not just plugged in outlets and accessible to children. In restrooms in cabinets were plastic bags and other cleaning items are accessible to children either move the items up from the lower shelf to the higher shelves or secure the cabinet. Secure items on shelving units and cabinet that can become projectile of fall if an earthquake occurred or shelving unit hit and cause injury. Plants, toys etc. that are stored on shelving units as permanent placements for the items. Light fixture coverings were observed to be missing in restrooms and the current tube bulb is not shatterproof. Fixture requires covering or shatterproof bulbs.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

In the restroom for the Preschool Room there are cleaning/sanitizing products that are accessible on the lower shelf of the cabinets.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Woodland Hall Preschool hasn’t published

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

Ask what changed after the six findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in November 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.

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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