Seattle · Licensed center

Inicio Playschool

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Worth knowing

Now takes children from 12 months to 6 years; was 3 months to 6 years. The infant price ($3,420 a month) is gone, and a One’s Class price ($3,120 a month) is new. Seen in October 2026.

Is this normal? No other Seattle center we checked stopped taking infants this fall (99 checked).

Based on 100 Seattle centers whose own websites listed the ages they take this summer and again this fall.

Why this usually happens: Infant care needs the most teachers per child. Washington allows at most 4 infants per teacher, against 10 preschoolers per teacher.

Ask them: whether they expect to take infants again, and when.

Is this out of date?

What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2024. 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

Apr 10, 2026No rules cited
May 27, 2025No rules cited
Dec 6, 2024No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 10, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2024 — 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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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

How they teach

Reggio Emilia–inspired and play-based

“we're big believers in that here, inspired by the learnings of Reggio Emilia”

What it costs

$2,820 a month for a toddler

Toddler$2,820

Higher than 84% of the 70 that publish a price.

Preschool$2,520

Higher than 81% of the 99 that publish a price.

Inicio PlayschoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Application fee
$250

A day here

Hours
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Meals
Breakfast, snack and hot lunch prepared onsite, included in tuition
Outdoors
At least two hours of outside time, rain or shine
Sleep
Scheduled nap/rest/quiet time 1:00-2:30; individual cribs or cots
Schedule
full-day
Closed
13 holidays and breaks a year
DatesVeteran's Day, Thanksgiving and day after, winter break (Dec 24-31 in 2026; Dec 23-31 in 2027), New Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, teacher in-service days, family conference days, and a late-August/early-September summer deep clean break

Policies

Enrollment
Wait-pool; accepting a spot requires a $250 non-refundable enrollment fee plus first month's tuition as a security deposit (applied to first month); neither is refunded if the family withdraws before the start date

Details

(206) 349-4383

Website
inicioplayschool.com
Address
1116 NW 54th St
License
PL-84740, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
children ages 12 months to 6 years

Nearby

All in ZIP 98107

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

What it costs

State record

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

A day here

What changed

inicioplayschool.com/faqs, saved between June 16 and July 20, 2026, and again October 8, 2026

Washington rule on center ratios and group sizes (WAC 110-300-0356), read October 9, 2026

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.