Licensed center
YMCA West Seattle/Concord
A center, licensed for 70 children. One complaint investigation found violations since 2023; 182 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers had none. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask YMCA West Seattle/Concord for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
One complaint investigation found violations since February 2023
182: none28: one to four0: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so YMCA West Seattle/Concord (70 children) is compared with centers its size. Of those 210, 182 have had no complaint investigation that found a violation since February 2023. YMCA West Seattle/Concord has had one. The most recent was in October 2024. Nine centers its size have had more.
Routine visits: 2 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- November 12, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed staff member food handlers permit is expired.
· November 12, 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 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 12, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Licensor observed staff member food handlers permit is expired.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 25, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(11) · Short Term
Provider's staff has some trainings missingl and that are expired. Merit page needs to be updated.
Oct 2024 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · October 11, 2024 · Resolved December 16, 2024
WAC 110-300-0345(1) · Serious
Based on the information gathered from the inspection, it was determined that providers did not position themselves to supervise and to attend to children and being aware of what children were doing at all times. Based on the information gathered from the inspection, it was determined that the childcare staff left the child with an unauthorized individual and then went inside with the rest of the group.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 723 S Concord Street
- License
- PL-17262, active
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Sources and dates
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All checked September 2026.
State record
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Details
- Address, License — data.wa.gov