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Building Blocks Nursery School

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What the state has found

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

Of the 405 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 11% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3.

Licensing inspections

Jan 8, 2026No rules cited
Mar 28, 2025No rules cited
Apr 30, 2024No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 8, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2024 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Openings, Working Connections subsidy, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based

“Building Blocks Nursery School is a play based preschool for children ages two to five”

What it costs

$2,439 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$2,439

Higher than 75% of the 99 that publish a price.

Building Blocks Nursery SchoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$1,073 to $1,752 a month
Application fee
$50
Deposit
$500, not refundable

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Meals
Tuition includes all meals and snacks: breakfast, lunch, early and late snack, and milk
Outdoors
Outside twice daily, rain or shine; sandbox, climber, bike path, playhouse, natural play area and garden
Sleep
Scheduled nap/rest 12:00–2:30pm for Juniors; rest/quiet time 1:00–2:30pm for Preschool
Schedule
full-time (five days per week) or part-time (two or three days per week)
Closed
All Federal Holidays, plus a one week Winter Break and a one week Spring Break (aligning with the Seattle Public School District breaks)

Details

(206) 397-4630

Website
buildingblocksnurseryschool.org
Address
3012 NE 55th St
License
PL-78160, active
Ages they serve
two to five years old

Nearby

The eight closest of the 19 other licensed centers in ZIP 98105

All in ZIP 98105

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How they teach

What it costs

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 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.

Nearby

The other centers’ visit lines are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 9, 2026.