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Sound Child Care Solutions Interlaken Preschool

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What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2022. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 7% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4.

Licensing inspections

Mar 6, 2026No rules cited
May 14, 2025No rules cited
May 7, 2024No rules cited
Apr 26, 2022No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2022 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
May 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Openings and Working Connections subsidy aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Reggio Emilia–inspired, play-based and emergent curriculum

“As you move through our classroom you may recognize influences from the schools of Reggio Emilia in Italy.”

Who cares for your child

Cassie Worley (Director) since 2017 and Jesly Morales (Teacher), 15 years in early childhood.

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

$2,510 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$2,510

Higher than 80% of the 99 that publish a price.

Sound Child Care Solutions Interlaken PreschoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Application fee
$75

A day here

Hours
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Meals
Lunch provided (2% cow's, soy or rice milk); families provide morning and afternoon snacks
Outdoors
All children go outside in all weather unless dangerous; preschool-age children spend 30 minutes outdoors per every 3 hours of programming
Sleep
Rest on cots or mats at least 30 minutes daily; sheet provided by school; rest starts 12:30-1:30; quiet activities for children who don't sleep
Screens
No screen time under 2; over 2 limited to 30 minutes of educational viewing per week, if at all; no screens during meals or snacks
Updates for parents
Email, weekly blog posts, curriculum board, parent mailboxes, sign-in notebook, weekly informal anecdotes, fall and small-group conferences
Schedule
full-day
Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
DatesNew Year’s Day, MLK Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Juneteenth, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday following, Christmas Day and December 26th through December 31st

Policies

When a child is sick
Follows Seattle-King County guidelines; children who have had a fever must stay home one full day after the fever subsides; vomiting, diarrhea, rash and other symptoms require staying home
Special needs
Accepts children with special health care needs under ADA guidelines; individual plan of care developed per child, notifies licensor while keeping diagnoses confidential

Details

(206) 709-8490

Website
interlakenpreschool.org
Address
1242 18th Ave E
License
PL-17207, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4
Ages they serve
ages 2.5 to 5

Nearby

The eight closest of the 10 other licensed centers in ZIP 98112

All in ZIP 98112

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Policies

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 9, 2026.