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Jose Marti Child Development Center - Plaza Roberto Maestas
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- Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 128 children.
- Ages on the license: 12 months to 6 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jul 23, 20253 citations
“An updated BBP is missing for multiple staff.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“CPR and First Aid training needed for LB, CG. MERIT has not been updated.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“Food handlers training missing for multiple staff.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Sep 12, 20231 citation
“During site annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed first aid kit containing childs epi pen (expired 06/2023) and zyrtec with no current individual plan. Assitant showed licensor papers they plan to give to parents.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- August 4, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
An updated BBP is missing for multiple staff.
· July 23, 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.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 23, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
CPR and First Aid training needed for LB, CG. MERIT has not been updated.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Food handlers training missing for multiple staff.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 12, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
During site annual inspection, licensor A.S. observed first aid kit containing childs epi pen (expired 06/2023) and zyrtec with no current individual plan. Assitant showed licensor papers they plan to give to parents.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Creative Curriculum and bilingual–inspired
“Our bilingual programming is based on elements of the Soy Bilingüe curriculum”
A day here
- Hours
- 10 hours a day, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and a snack served daily and included in tuition; families may not bring their own food (USDA program); dietary substitutions made for allergies or restrictions
- Sleep
- Rest time offered in all classrooms for all ages; sleep not required, children encouraged to rest 20-30 minutes, then offered quiet activities
- Schedule
- full-day
Policies
- Special needs
- Supports provided for children with special needs; staff help families with the referral process and other resources
- Enrollment
- Full-time program only; no tuition discount for attending fewer days or shorter days; enrollment priority for siblings, other El Centro de la Raza program participants, and residents of the apartment buildings above the centers
Details
- Website
- elcentrodelaraza.org
- Address
- 2602 16th Ave S
- License
- PL-27547, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 5
- Ages they serve
- 2.5 to 5 years (Beacon Hill locations, currently enrolling)
- Established
- 1972
Nearby
The eight closest of the 9 other licensed centers in ZIP 98144
- Cdsa Launch at Beacon HillLarge center · 0.4 miLast state visit Nov 24, 2025 · 1 citation
- Denise Louie Education Center Beacon HillMedium center · 0.5 miLast state visit Dec 18, 2025 · nothing cited
- Sound Child Care Solutions Hoa Mai Bilingual PreschoolMedium center · 0.7 miLast state visit Dec 23, 2025 · nothing cited
- El Centro De La Raza - Jose Marti Child Development Center at Beacon Pacific VillageLarge center · 1.0 miLast state visit Aug 4, 2026 · nothing cited
- Central Branch PreschoolSmall center · 1.1 miLast state visit Jul 31, 2026 · nothing cited
- Giddens SchoolMedium center · 1.2 miLast state visit Jan 27, 2026 · 1 citation
- Seattle Jewish Montessori (MMSC)Medium center · 1.2 miLast state visit Nov 24, 2025 · 2 citations
- A 4 Apple Learning CenterMedium center · 1.4 miLast state visit Nov 4, 2025 · 2 citations
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
Policies
- Special needs, Enrollment — Checked September 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 elcentrodelaraza.org
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
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.