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Woodland Hall Preschool

woodlandhallpreschool.org

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 54 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 2 years to 6 years (state).

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

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Nov 17, 20253 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Licensor observed staff files who's child care basic training is expired.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(3)

    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
      • “Licensor observed child Q.B immunization file labeled conditional”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • May 21, 20253 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Playground wood chips under climbing equipment are not 9 inches deep.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Two exit doors had baby gates installed in the door frames. One of the baby gates was removed at the time of inspection.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child with sesame allergy doesn't have individual care plan for this year. Plan from 2023 is missing substitute foods.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

  • Jan 24, 20242 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “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.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “In the restroom for the Preschool Room there are cleaning/sanitizing products that are accessible on the lower shelf of the cabinets.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.

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

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 17, 2025
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0106(12)- Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired. · November 17, 2025

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

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.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

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

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)

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Details

Phone
(425) 260-5667
Address
516 NW 56th St, Seattle, 98107
License
PL-77724
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+

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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).

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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