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Early Learning & Development Center Greenwood

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 11% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Mar 20, 20262 citations

  • “Center was over capacity of what is currently listed on license. They are currently trying to get a capacity increase. Children were in a classroom that was given a waiver during the Covid pandemic to operate.”

    WAC 110-300-0356(3)

  • “First aid kit was missing hand sanitizer.”

    WAC 110-300-0230(2)

May 21, 20252 citations

  • “During the onsite visit, 3 new staff that have PBC's in process were observed in classrooms with children.”

    WAC 110-300-0105(2)

  • “During the onsite visit, the bark ground cover under the climbing structure measured at 6 inches.”

    WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

Dec 18, 20231 citation

  • “need to fill out on allergy form the training for staff working with child.”

    WAC 110-300-0186(2)

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 20, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Center was over capacity of what is currently listed on license. They are currently trying to get a capacity increase. Children were in a classroom that was given a waiver during the Covid pandemic to operate. · March 20, 2026

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.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · March 20, 2026

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(2) · Short Term

First aid kit was missing hand sanitizer.

Center capacity, ratio, and group size

WAC 110-300-0356(3) · Serious

Center was over capacity of what is currently listed on license. They are currently trying to get a capacity increase. Children were in a classroom that was given a waiver during the Covid pandemic to operate.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 21, 2025

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

During the onsite visit, 3 new staff that have PBC's in process were observed in classrooms with children.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

During the onsite visit, the bark ground cover under the climbing structure measured at 6 inches.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 18, 2023

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

need to fill out on allergy form the training for staff working with child.

Report (PDF)

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How they teach

Creative Curriculum and emergent curriculum

“We use learning goals from The Creative Curriculum, anecdotal notes, Brightwheel, and a portfolio system to track the children’s development”

Who cares for your child

Ian Hyde (ELDC President) since 1981, Ian (ELDC President) since 1981, Ngaire Strickland (ELDC Executive Director) since 1994, Ngaire (ELDC Executive Director) since 1994, Patrick (Center Director, Greenwood) since 2007 and Talia (Center Assistant Director, Greenwood) since 2015.

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.

What it costs

Siblings
50% discount on registration fee for siblings enrolled in the Center

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 5:45 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Meals
On-site cook provides hot, vegetarian, family-style breakfast, lunch and snack, made mostly from scratch
Outdoors
Children go outside every day weather permitting, including light rain; large motor activity indoors in inclement weather; walk if too wet for the playground
Sleep
Nap not required; children rest quietly on mats after lunch, then may do quiet individual activities if not sleeping
Diapers
Center provides cloth diapers (Diaper Stork); families who use disposables must supply them
Updates for parents
Brightwheel app daily feed, messaging, monthly newsletter, portfolios, progress reports three times a year, twice-yearly parent-teacher conferences, weekly lesson plan email
Schedule
full-time care, 1 to 5 days a week
Closed
11 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed 11 days a year: New Year's Day, MLK Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas

Policies

When a child is sick
Exclusion for fever of 100.4 or higher with other symptoms, vomiting 2+ times in 24 hours, diarrhea 3+ times in 24 hours or bloody stool, draining rash or sore, pink eye until diagnosed or 24 hours on antibiotics, head lice (no-nit policy)
Special needs
Individual assessment of reasonable accommodation for children with disabilities (policy revisions, adaptive equipment, added staff training); non-expulsion policy
Enrollment
60 days' notice required to withdraw; otherwise family is responsible for tuition

Details

(206) 789-0067

Website
eldc.org
Address
225 N 70th St
License
PL-7122, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4
Ages they serve
12 months to 5 years
Established
1981

Nearby

The eight closest of the 19 other licensed centers in ZIP 98103

All in ZIP 98103

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Policies

Details

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.