Seattle · Licensed center
Neighborhood House Burien
Save programs to compare them in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
- Medium center, licensed for 56 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Ages on the license: 12 months to 5 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in April 2024 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since April 2025.
Of the 81 Seattle-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 37% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at both, 30% at neither.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
“During onsite inspection of complaint, Licensor was informed by Family and Health Services Manager SW, Family Advocate and Coach ES, and Lead Teacher BE that two children had physical contact under a blanket on a cot where a child(ren)’s pants were slightly down, and privates exposed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, during nap time, and was not reported to the Department until Friday, February 9, 2024, not meeting the requirement to report to the Department within 48 hours of the incident occurring. (2)(vi)”
WAC 110-300-0475(2)
Of the 206 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 157 (76%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 49 (24%) have one or more, as this center does.
Licensing inspections
Apr 11, 20251 citation
“Woodchips around preschool climber measured 7 1/2 inches by spiral fire pole, 7 1/4 inches bottom of slide, 8 1/2 inches by fire pole and 8 1/2 by spinning pole.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 27, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2025 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Woodchips around preschool climber measured 7 1/2 inches by spiral fire pole, 7 1/4 inches bottom of slide, 8 1/2 inches by fire pole and 8 1/2 by spinning pole.
· April 11, 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.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 11, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Woodchips around preschool climber measured 7 1/2 inches by spiral fire pole, 7 1/4 inches bottom of slide, 8 1/2 inches by fire pole and 8 1/2 by spinning pole.
Feb 2024 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received February 9, 2024 · Resolved April 11, 2024
Duty to protect children and report incidents
WAC 110-300-0475(2) · Serious
During onsite inspection of complaint, Licensor was informed by Family and Health Services Manager SW, Family Advocate and Coach ES, and Lead Teacher BE that two children had physical contact under a blanket on a cot where a child(ren)’s pants were slightly down, and privates exposed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, during nap time, and was not reported to the Department until Friday, February 9, 2024, not meeting the requirement to report to the Department within 48 hours of the incident occurring. (2)(vi)
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
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
- Address
- 6400 Sylvan Wy SW
- License
- PL-78079, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
Nearby
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Early Learning CenterSmall center · 0.4 miLast state visit Feb 2, 2026 · nothing cited
- Providence Mt. St. Vincent Intergenerational Learning CenterMedium center · 1.0 miLast state visit Aug 21, 2026 · nothing cited
- Bellevue Montessori SchoolSmall center · 1.2 miLast state visit Jul 8, 2025 · nothing cited
- Bright Horizons at West SeattleLarge center · 1.2 miLast state visit Sep 1, 2026 · complaint investigation
- West Seattle YMCA Preschool at Hallows ChurchSmall center · 1.3 miLast state visit Feb 2, 2026 · 1 citation
- WorldKids School - Upper FauntleroyMedium center · 1.7 miLast state visit Jul 14, 2025 · nothing cited
- Little Trailblazers - West SeattleSmall center · 1.9 miLast state visit Mar 10, 2026 · 1 citation
Run Neighborhood House Burien? Correct or add anything here, free.
Add what is missingSources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 usaspending.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.