Seattle · Licensed center
Sand Point Child Dev Ctr
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- Small emergent curriculum center, licensed for 23 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Ages on the license: 18 months to 6 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 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
May 23, 20253 citations
“T. does not have documentation of BBP”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“T. has expired 1st Aid/CPR (2024)”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“T. has expired FHP (2024), I. and A. do not have documentation of FHP”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Apr 9, 20241 citation
“1 staff needs to get 30 hrs initial childcare training or educational exemption.”
WAC 110-300-0106(3)
Apr 21, 20231 citation
“One staff is missing 30hrs. initial training but is currently enrolled in the training. One staff needs to complete the child abuse/neglect training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
T. does not have documentation of BBP
· May 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 23, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
T. has expired FHP (2024), I. and A. do not have documentation of FHP
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 9, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term
1 staff needs to get 30 hrs initial childcare training or educational exemption.
Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 21, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026
One staff is missing 30hrs. initial training but is currently enrolled in the training. One staff needs to complete the child abuse/neglect training.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Emergent curriculum
“Integrated, Emergent Curriculum (more details at Curriculum )”
Who cares for your child
Kechelle Jackson (Center Director) since 2013.
Of 2,387 Seattle-area providers, 75 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
$2,550 a month for a toddler
Higher than 67% of the 70 that publish a price.
Lower than 52% of the 99 that publish a price.
Sand Point Child Dev CtrMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
- Part time
- $1,050 to $1,870 a month
- Application fee
- $95
A day here
- Hours
- 7:45 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- full-week, part-week
Details
- Website
- spcdc.org
- Address
- 5837 56th Ave NE
- License
- PL-21463, active
Nearby
The eight closest of the 19 other licensed centers in ZIP 98105
- Villa Academy PreschoolLarge center · 0.6 miLast state visit Sep 16, 2026 · nothing cited
- Children's Center at Burke Gilman GardensMedium center · 0.6 miLast state visit Sep 16, 2026 · nothing cited
- The Goldfinch SchoolSmall center · 1.1 miLast state visit Mar 5, 2026 · 1 citation
- Building Blocks Nursery SchoolSmall center · 1.2 miLast state visit Jan 8, 2026 · nothing cited
- UW Children's Center at Laurel VillageMedium center · 1.3 miLast state visit Nov 6, 2025 · 2 citations
- Bright Horizons at University VillageLarge center · 1.5 miLast state visit Feb 5, 2026 · 1 citation
- University Cooperative SchoolSmall center · 2.1 miLast state visit Sep 30, 2025 · 2 citations
- Cooperative Children's CenterMedium center · 2.1 miLast state visit Apr 27, 2026 · nothing cited
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 spcdc.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff spcdc.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 spcdc.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 spcdc.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 spcdc.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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 9, 2026.