Seattle · Licensed center
Denise Louie Education Center Beacon Hill
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- Medium developmental center, licensed for 76 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Ages on the license: 3 years to 6 years.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 406 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
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- December 18, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2023 — 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.
Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost and a typical day aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Developmental
“Our Preschool provides a developmentally appropriate early childhood education for children 3 to 5 years old.”
Who cares for your child
Nikki Huang (Director of Development and Marketing) since 2014, Nikki Lac Huang (Director of Development and Marketing) since 2014, Cindy Lock (Controller) since 2014, Susan Yang (Executive Director) since 2015, Nina Luu (Program Director) since 2015, Annie Huang (Enrollment and Family Services Director) since 2016 and Angel Lewis (Education Director), 15 years in early childhood.
Of 2,387 Seattle-area providers, 74 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- part-day, full-day, extended-day
Policies
- Special needs
- Children with special needs are categorically eligible for free services in many programs
- Enrollment
- Open enrollment through the school year as spots open; applications are needs-based (not first-come), go on a wait-list, and must be resubmitted yearly
Details
- Website
- deniselouie.org
- Address
- 3327 Beacon Ave S
- License
- PL-78472, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
- Ages they serve
- 3 to 5 years old
- Established
- 1978
Nearby
The eight closest of the 9 other licensed centers in ZIP 98144
- Jose Marti Child Development Center - Plaza Roberto MaestasLarge center · 0.5 miLast state visit Aug 4, 2026 · nothing cited
- Sound Child Care Solutions Hoa Mai Bilingual PreschoolMedium center · 0.6 miLast state visit Dec 23, 2025 · nothing cited
- Cdsa Launch at Beacon HillLarge center · 0.9 miLast state visit Nov 24, 2025 · 1 citation
- Central Branch PreschoolSmall center · 1.0 miLast state visit Jul 31, 2026 · nothing cited
- El Centro De La Raza - Jose Marti Child Development Center at Beacon Pacific VillageLarge center · 1.5 miLast state visit Aug 4, 2026 · nothing cited
- Giddens SchoolMedium center · 1.6 miLast state visit Jan 27, 2026 · 1 citation
- Seattle Jewish Montessori (MMSC)Medium center · 1.7 miLast state visit Nov 24, 2025 · 2 citations
- A 4 Apple Learning CenterMedium center · 1.9 miLast state visit Nov 4, 2025 · 2 citations
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked June 2026 deniselouie.org/…/DLECBrochure-Rev2023.pdf
Who cares for your child
- Staff deniselouie.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked September 2026 deniselouie.org
- Schedule — Checked June 2026 deniselouie.org/…/DLECBrochure-Rev2023.pdf
Policies
- Special needs — Checked August 2026 deniselouie.org/…/DLECBrochure-Rev2023.pdf
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 deniselouie.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 deniselouie.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked June 2026 deniselouie.org/…/DLECBrochure-Rev2023.pdf
- Established — Checked September 2026 deniselouie.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.
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 10, 2026.