Ballard Community Center

Childcare · Ballard · 6020 28th Ave NW

What Shortlist has verified

Hours 6 hours a day Checked July 2026
Licensed capacity 66 children Checked June 2026
State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled Checked June 2026
License status Active Checked April 2026

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State record — Washington DCYF

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 26, 2026

Outdoor early learning program space · WAC 110-300-0145(8) · Short Term

Licensor observed the plastic fence in the Pre-K outdoor play area as having gaps greater than three and one-half inches along the bottom. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Medication · WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Licensor found that a child's Individual Care Plan (ICP) required albutirol, but the medication was not at the site.

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Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 17, 2025

Outdoor early learning program space · WAC 110-300-0145(6) · Serious

The outdoor area has 2 different fences surrounding it. The temporary chainlink fence surrounds the entire play area so that the only exit from the space is one door into the building. There is not a 2nd exit. There are multiple areas where the fence is farther than 3.5 inches from the ground. The 2nd type of fence is plastic mesh fencing attached to movable poles in concrete filled buckets. This fence does not enclose the entire playground area. It is loose and laying on the ground in places.

Emergency preparation and exiting · WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Fire door is blocked and has items hanging on it.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · November 7, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies · WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Janitorial equipment was observed to be accessible to children in the licensed area at the time of inspection.

Preservice requirements · WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

The center director was unable to provide the teachers' background check statuses at the time of inspection.

Training requirements · WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

MERIT reflected that 2 staff members' bloodborne pathogen training were missing at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that 1 staff member's CPR and first-aid training were missing at the time of inspection. MERIT reflected that 2 staff members' food worker cards were missing at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Complaint

Complaint · October 30, 2023

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

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