Seattle · Licensed family home
Central Playschool & Nursery
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 23% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jan 27, 20254 citations
“Provider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
“Water temperature was measured to be 122.5 degrees Fahrenheit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”
“Provider did not have record of annual fire safety inspection.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
“Provider did not have a smoke detector in the licensed sleep area.”
WAC 110-300-0170(2)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 13, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Provider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area.
· January 27, 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.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · January 27, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Provider has a Little Tykes slide placed directly on the grass in the licensed outdoor play area.
WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term
Water temperature was measured to be 122.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Provider did not have record of annual fire safety inspection.
WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term
Provider did not have a smoke detector in the licensed sleep area.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Area
- Seattle, 98122This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-6906, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
Nearby
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.