Snoqualmie · Licensed center

Rooster Valley Pre-K

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 11% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Apr 22, 20264 citations

  • “In the front classroom there are plastic bags under the sink and the cabinet is not locked and children could access them.”

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

  • “In the back bathroom there is an outlet by the sink that is not GFCI.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)

  • “In the front classroom bathroom there was a power sander, saw and other types of power tools accessible to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • “In both classrooms there is a paper cutter that is accessible to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a)

Nov 18, 20244 citations

  • “There was a child's medication without the proper care plan filled out.”

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

  • “Food prep areas are not being cleaned and sanitized before each meal.”

    WAC 110-300-0241(1)(a)

  • “T.M. does not have her bloodborne pathogens training documented in Merit. T.M. does not have her CPR/first aid training documented in Merit. T.M. and L.W. do not have their child care basics or exemption in Merit.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(3)

  • “The doom climber does not have the proper fall zone of six feet all around it.”

    WAC 110-300-0146(1)

Mar 14, 20243 citations

  • “There is a dome climber that does not have the proper six feet fall zone all around it. There is not enough wood chips around the climber that measured nine inches deep.”

    WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

  • “L.W. does not have a completed PBC.”

    WAC 110-300-0105(2)

  • “Did not see the three step cleaning and sanitizing happening in the classrooms.”

    WAC 110-300-0241(1)(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 22, 2026
On file
3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — In the front classroom there are plastic bags under the sink and the cabinet is not locked and children could access them. · April 22, 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 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 22, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

In the front classroom there are plastic bags under the sink and the cabinet is not locked and children could access them.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(a) · Short Term

In both classrooms there is a paper cutter that is accessible to children.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

In the back bathroom there is an outlet by the sink that is not GFCI.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

In the front classroom bathroom there was a power sander, saw and other types of power tools accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · November 18, 2024

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

There was a child's medication without the proper care plan filled out.

Cleaning schedules

WAC 110-300-0241(1)(a) · Short Term

Food prep areas are not being cleaned and sanitized before each meal.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

T.M. does not have her bloodborne pathogens training documented in Merit. T.M. does not have her CPR/first aid training documented in Merit. T.M. and L.W. do not have their child care basics or exemption in Merit.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1) · Short Term

The doom climber does not have the proper fall zone of six feet all around it.

Report (PDF)

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 14, 2024

Cleaning schedules

WAC 110-300-0241(1)(a) · Short Term

Did not see the three step cleaning and sanitizing happening in the classrooms.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

There is a dome climber that does not have the proper six feet fall zone all around it. There is not enough wood chips around the climber that measured nine inches deep.

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

L.W. does not have a completed PBC.

Report (PDF)

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Who cares for your child

Jennifer Ward (Founder & Director Financials & Teacher) since 2012 and Tricia Benson (Founder & Director Admissions & Teacher) since 2012.

Of 2,387 Seattle-area providers, 74 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.

What it costs

From $1,320 a month

Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Half day
$390 to $715 a month
Application fee
$150
Siblings
10% discount on the tuition of the child with the lowest payment

A day here

Hours
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Schedule
half-day and full-day

Details

(425) 837-2362

Website
roostervalleyfarmschool.org
Address
8488 Falls Ave SE
License
PL-17315, active

Nearby

The eight closest of the 12 other licensed centers in ZIP 98065

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State record

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

A day here

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; 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.