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Y Early Education at West Seattle

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 127 children.

What to know

License: birth 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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

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Licensing inspections

  • Feb 5, 20262 citations
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed a child's Benadryl medication as being expired.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor observed a toilet plunger located in a bathroom accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • Oct 25, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 6, 2024Nothing 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
February 5, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed a child's Benadryl medication as being expired. · February 5, 2026

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

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 5, 2026

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Licensor observed a child's Benadryl medication as being expired.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Licensor observed a toilet plunger located in a bathroom accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(206) 825-0560
Address
2515 SW Trenton Street, Seattle, 98106
License
PL-81635
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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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

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.

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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