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Harvard Avenue School

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 405 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

Oct 3, 20251 citation

  • “Licensor observed staff B.C, A.H, are missing current food worker card in Merit.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Dec 16, 2024No rules cited
Feb 26, 20242 citations

  • “Window blind upstairs in top floor classroom, observed no longer attached to the window sill and is no longer observed retrofitted. Pull cord now forms a loop, is accessible to children and poses a safety risk to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)

  • “In Merit, one staff has not met basic training requirements. The staff is an assistant teacher. Not all staff have current food workers cards and are expired. One assistant teacher hired for more than 3 months, has not completed child care basic training. Not all staff have current BBP training and are expired.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
October 3, 2025
On file
3 visits since February 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed staff B.C, A.H, are missing current food worker card in Merit. · October 3, 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.

Oct 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 3, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Licensor observed staff B.C, A.H, are missing current food worker card in Merit.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · February 26, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

Window blind upstairs in top floor classroom, observed no longer attached to the window sill and is no longer observed retrofitted. Pull cord now forms a loop, is accessible to children and poses a safety risk to children.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

In Merit, one staff has not met basic training requirements. The staff is an assistant teacher. Not all staff have current food workers cards and are expired. One assistant teacher hired for more than 3 months, has not completed child care basic training. Not all staff have current BBP training and are expired.

Report (PDF)

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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.

What it costs

$2,070 a month for a toddler

Toddler$2,070

Lower than 74% of the 70 that publish a price.

Preschool$1,910

Lower than 63% of the 99 that publish a price.

Harvard Avenue SchoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$780 to $1,765 a month
Application fee
$50
Deposit
$500

A day here

Hours
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Families send a snack and lunch each day; school provides no food and cannot heat food
Outdoors
Outdoor activities are part of the everyday schedule
Schedule
half-day

Policies

Enrollment
Non-refundable $50 application; $500 enrollment deposit required to secure a spot when offered; Preschool and Pre-K families join a waitlist

Details

(206) 329-5187

Website
harvardavenueschool.com
Address
201 Harvard Avenue E
License
PL-77891, active

Nearby

All in ZIP 98102

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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 9, 2026.