Seattle · Licensed center

West African Community Council

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.

Licensing inspections

Jul 17, 2025No rules cited
Jul 24, 20241 citation

  • “Janitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care”

    WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

Jul 11, 20233 citations

  • “Outdoor play space will need to have 9 inches of ground cover (play chips etc) on play area especially where the climber is located and 6 ft out from said climber”

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

  • “Asst. Teacher K.S. will need to have a current Portable Background check or until obtained , not be unsupervised with children.”

    WAC 110-300-0105(2)

  • “(10) Several staff will need to complete Blood Borne Pathogen Trainings and be entered into MERIT for the site. DG, DK,FM (11) Several staff will need to have a current Food Handlers Permit on file and entered into MERIT. DG, DK, FM”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 17, 2025
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Janitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care · July 24, 2024

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.

Jul 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 24, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

Janitor closet was left ajar. It must be shut and locked while children are in care

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · July 11, 2023

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026

Outdoor play space will need to have 9 inches of ground cover (play chips etc) on play area especially where the climber is located and 6 ft out from said climber

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026

Asst. Teacher K.S. will need to have a current Portable Background check or until obtained , not be unsupervised with children.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of August 5, 2026

(10) Several staff will need to complete Blood Borne Pathogen Trainings and be entered into MERIT for the site. DG, DK,FM (11) Several staff will need to have a current Food Handlers Permit on file and entered into MERIT. DG, DK, FM

Report (PDF)

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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Bilingual

“West African Family Preschool For children ages 3 - 5 years old Multi-cultural | Bilingual | Seattle Preschool Program”

A day here

Schedule
full-day

Details

(206) 750-6074

Website
waccofseattle.org
Address
6322 44th Ave S
License
PL-79498, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4
Ages they serve
ages 3 - 5 years old

Nearby

The eight closest of the 22 other licensed centers in ZIP 98118

All in ZIP 98118

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How they teach

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.