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St. Thomas School Early Learning Center
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- Medium center, licensed for 64 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 13 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 29% had rules cited at all 4, as this center did. 7% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Sep 14, 20261 citation
“Staff do not have current food cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Nov 20, 20251 citation
“There were cords in room 163 that were loose and accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Mar 5, 20251 citation
“There were 2 children that have prescribed medications and the medications had expired dates of 12.24 and 2.25.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Sep 14, 20231 citation
“There was an epi pen that was expired and there were no prescription labels on the medication. The was a packet of benadryl that was not in the original packaging. There was medication with no medication authorization form.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 14, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Staff do not have current food cards.
· September 14, 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.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 14, 2026
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 20, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
There were cords in room 163 that were loose and accessible to the children.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 5, 2025
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
There were 2 children that have prescribed medications and the medications had expired dates of 12.24 and 2.25.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 14, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
There was an epi pen that was expired and there were no prescription labels on the medication. The was a packet of benadryl that was not in the original packaging. There was medication with no medication authorization form.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
What it costs
$1,875 a month for a preschooler
Lower than 66% of the 99 that publish a price.
St. Thomas School Early Learning CenterMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
A day here
- Hours
- 8:15 AM to 12:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Snacks provided for Early Learning Center students; lunch provided for ELC Enrichment students; no additional cost (included in all-inclusive tuition) (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Schedule
- full-week (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Website
- stthomasschool.org
- Address
- 8300 NE 12th St
- License
- PL-12845, active
- Ages they serve
- Preschool (3-4 years), PreKindergarten (4-5 years), Kindergarten (5-6 years)
- Established
- 1951
Nearby
- Bcs -Three Points PreschoolMedium center · 1.1 miLast state visit Nov 12, 2025 · nothing cited
- Boys & Girls Club - Medina Elem CCSmall centerWashington lists no visit report
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What it costs
- Preschool — Checked July 2026 stthomasschool.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 stthomasschool.org
- Hours — Checked September 2026 stthomasschool.org
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 stthomasschool.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 stthomasschool.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 stthomasschool.org
- Established — Checked September 2026 stthomasschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 projects.propublica.org
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.