Licensed center
Green Acres Stanwood
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- Medium center, licensed for 85 children.
- Ages on the license: 1 month to 7 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Dec 23, 20243 citations
“Playground not observed to have 9 inches of ground cover under toddler swing.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
“Not all playground emergency exit gates were observed to be self-closing and self-latching.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
“Some items observed to not be secured, being at risk of falling, including highchair on a table, one unsecured cabinet multiple stacked items stored on top of cabinets.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)
Mar 14, 20244 citations
“On the day of inspection, the gate close to the toddler yard was considered the playground emergency gate. The wooden gate leading children out of premises from the emergency gate was pad locked.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
“Diaper ointment and other items labeled "keep out of reach of children" were accessible to children in the drawers under the diaper changing tables.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
“Plastic drawers used as barriers in preschool #1 and art shelf in pre-K room are not secured and posed safety concern if fall on children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
“Observed flaking paint on diaper changing tables. Preschool #1 room: area rugs curled on edges posing tripping hazard. Pre-K room: white shelf wood rotted on the bottom with flaking paint on both sides of the shelf. Pre-K room: a hand washing sink has chipped corner exposing bare rotten wood.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- December 1, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Playground not observed to have 9 inches of ground cover under toddler swing.
· December 23, 2024
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.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · December 23, 2024
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
Not all playground emergency exit gates were observed to be self-closing and self-latching.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Playground not observed to have 9 inches of ground cover under toddler swing.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Short Term
Some items observed to not be secured, being at risk of falling, including highchair on a table, one unsecured cabinet multiple stacked items stored on top of cabinets.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · March 14, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
Plastic drawers used as barriers in preschool #1 and art shelf in pre-K room are not secured and posed safety concern if fall on children.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(g) · Short Term
Observed flaking paint on diaper changing tables. Preschool #1 room: area rugs curled on edges posing tripping hazard. Pre-K room: white shelf wood rotted on the bottom with flaking paint on both sides of the shelf. Pre-K room: a hand washing sink has chipped corner exposing bare rotten wood.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
On the day of inspection, the gate close to the toddler yard was considered the playground emergency gate. The wooden gate leading children out of premises from the emergency gate was pad locked.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Diaper ointment and other items labeled "keep out of reach of children" were accessible to children in the drawers under the diaper changing tables.
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Details
- Website
- greenacrespreschool.org
- Address
- 27428 72nd Ave NW
- License
- PL-10230, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
Nearby
- Early Bloomers Childcare StanwoodMedium center · 1.3 miLast state visit Nov 25, 2025 · 2 citations
- Josephine Caring CommunityMedium center · 1.7 miLast state visit Aug 29, 2025 · 1 citation
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All checked September 2026.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license findchildcarewa.org
- Website greenacrespreschool.org
- Address, License, Quality program data.wa.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.