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Hope Lutheran School Preschool

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2023. 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

Sep 10, 2025No rules cited
Sep 18, 20241 citation

  • “Staff BBP expired in August 2024. Some staff do not have food permits entered into Merit same as First aid/cpr.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Oct 13, 20231 citation

  • “Provider's Merit page reflects some employee's have first aid/cpr, food handlers that are expired and TB test not entered into Merit. Employee's need to come into compliance and Merit page needs to be updated.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 10, 2025
On file
3 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Staff BBP expired in August 2024. Some staff do not have food permits entered into Merit same as First aid/cpr. · September 18, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 18, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

Staff BBP expired in August 2024. Some staff do not have food permits entered into Merit same as First aid/cpr.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 13, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Provider's Merit page reflects some employee's have first aid/cpr, food handlers that are expired and TB test not entered into Merit. Employee's need to come into compliance and Merit page needs to be updated.

Report (PDF)

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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

(206) 935-8500

Website
hls.hopeseattle.org
Address
4456 42nd Ave SW
License
PL-28639, active

Nearby

All in ZIP 98116

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State record

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

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.