Licensed center
The Goddard School
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- Large center, licensed for 140 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
- A Goddard School franchise. The brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in March 2026 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since April 2025.
Of the 79 Seattle-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 30% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 32% had rules cited at both.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
“A child received the incorrect dose of medication by mistake.”
The state’s description of the complaint
“Staff accidentally administered the wrong amount of medication to the child.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)
Of the 215 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, 105 (49%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 110 (51%) have one or more, as this center does.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 14, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2025 — both cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Staff accidentally administered the wrong amount of medication to the child.
· November 7, 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.
Oct 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received October 14, 2025 · Resolved March 3, 2026
“A child received the incorrect dose of medication by mistake.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
WAC 110-300-0215(3) · Serious
Staff accidentally administered the wrong amount of medication to the child.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 13119 Seattle Hill Rd Bldg 2
- License
- PL-11842, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 5
Nearby
- Clearview MontessoriMedium center · 2.5 miLast state visit Mar 10, 2026 · 4 citations
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked September 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com/…/snohomish/snohomish
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com/about
The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.com
Goddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
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.