Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
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Child with food allergy to eggs, nuts, soy, and wheat is missing individual care plan. Date Disputed Date Disputed· July 30, 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.
Licensing visit · July 30, 2026
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Child with food allergy to eggs, nuts, soy, and wheat is missing individual care plan. Date Disputed Date Disputed
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
Child with allergy is missing medical form with possible side effects of medication.
Licensing visit · September 5, 2025
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
Child with prescription cream (Triamenolone) did not have a signed medical form. Child with an inhaler was missing the following information on the inhailer: child's last name, date prescription was filled, name and contact information of the prescribing health professional, the exparation date, dosage amount, the length of time to give medication, and instructions for the administration and storage.
WAC 110-300-0460(4)(e) · Short Term
One child whose file was reviewed didn't have dental information.
Licensing visit · April 1, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Zip lock bags were accessible to children under the sink in the preschool classroom. The director moved the bags at the time of the inspection.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(2)(a) · Short Term
Childcare does not have flashlights.
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Child with dairy and peanut allergy was missing the individual care plan.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
Children with medical forms were missing side effects of medications.
WAC 110-300-0505(1)(2) · Long Term
Missing postings: Information about where emergency information for staff and children can be found. Missing liability insurance.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
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 July 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.
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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