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Pike Market Child Care and Preschool

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.

Licensing inspections

Apr 8, 20262 citations

  • “Licensor observed plastic bags accessible to children.”

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

  • “Licensor observed earthquake, lockdown or shelter in place drill have not been completed every three months. Fire drills are done by each classroom and the fire drill document is not up to date.”

    WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)

Apr 29, 20251 citation

  • “Some staff need to renew the food worker card. Some staff need to renew safe sleep training.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Mar 18, 2024No rules cited
Jan 13, 20231 citation

  • “One epi pen medication is missing the prescription box. 2 epi pen prescription's are expired.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 8, 2026
On file
4 visits since January 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor observed plastic bags accessible to children. · April 8, 2026

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 2 findings

Licensing visit · April 8, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Licensor observed plastic bags accessible to children.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term

Licensor observed earthquake, lockdown or shelter in place drill have not been completed every three months. Fire drills are done by each classroom and the fire drill document is not up to date.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 29, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Some staff need to renew the food worker card. Some staff need to renew safe sleep training.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 13, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

One epi pen medication is missing the prescription box. 2 epi pen prescription's 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

$3,443 a month for an infant

Infant$3,443

Higher than 85% of the 46 that publish a price.

Preschool$2,611

Higher than 84% of the 99 that publish a price.

Pike Market Child Care and PreschoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

A day here

Hours
7:45 AM to 5:45 PM, 5 days a week, school year
Meals
Healthy, home-cooked meals and snacks (breakfast through snacks) served family-style, always included with tuition
Updates for parents
Brightwheel Messaging system and email
Closed
Two-week winter break and one week before school starts in September for professional development; early close the first Wednesday of each month for staff meeting

Policies

When a child is sick
Children with COVID-19 symptoms must stay home; children should stay home if ill regardless of COVID-19 test results (guidelines dated 10/4/2022)
Enrollment
When matching a family to an opening, priority goes to children needing full-time care, siblings of enrolled children, and families who work in the Market; up to 65% of enrollment held for sliding-fee/voucher/subsidy families

Details

(206) 625-0842

Website
pikemarketkids.org
Address
1501 Pike Place, Unit 222
License
PL-1237, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+
Ages they serve
Infancy through age 5

Nearby

All in ZIP 98101

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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.