Licensed center
West Seattle YMCA Preschool at Hallows Church
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- Small center, licensed for 40 children.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 6 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in July 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since October 2023.
Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 11% had none cited.
Complaints the state found valid
Someone reported a concern. The state investigated and found reasonable cause to believe a licensing rule was broken.
“Whether or not a child's parent/guardian was informed of an incident in which their child was involved in a timely manner”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, 195 (89%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 23 (11%) have one or more, as this center does.
Licensing inspections
Feb 2, 20261 citation
“A few staff have food worker cards missing in merit. If they help to serve food they need to have a food handler card per WAC. All staff have expired BBP (blood borne pathogen training). BBP needs to be completed annually.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
May 1, 20251 citation
“At the time of inspection, it was observed that one toddler room fridge was 45 degree.”
WAC 110-300-0197(3)
Oct 24, 20232 citations
“At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the three step sanitizing bottles were accessible to children on the counter tops in the Orca and Narwhal classrooms. There was a bottle of goo be gone accessible to children in the cabinet under the Orca classroom handwashing sink, marked keep out of reach of children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
“At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one of the directors and two other staff did not have a current bloodborne pathogens training completed within the last 12 months, as per labor and industry standards. (LS, JO, VB) At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one director and one lead teacher did not have a current CPR and First Aid training completed and available onsite or in MERIT for review. At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one aide (AA) who was present and employed for a year and seven months did not have a completed childcare basics training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(11)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 2, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
A few staff have food worker cards missing in merit. If they help to serve food they need to have a food handler card per WAC. All staff have expired BBP (blood borne pathogen training). BBP needs to be completed annually.
· February 2, 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.
May 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received May 12, 2026 · Resolved July 28, 2026
“Whether or not a child's parent/guardian was informed of an incident in which their child was involved in a timely manner”
The state’s description of the complaint
Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 2, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
A few staff have food worker cards missing in merit. If they help to serve food they need to have a food handler card per WAC. All staff have expired BBP (blood borne pathogen training). BBP needs to be completed annually.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 1, 2025
WAC 110-300-0197(3) · Short Term
At the time of inspection, it was observed that one toddler room fridge was 45 degree.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 24, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, the three step sanitizing bottles were accessible to children on the counter tops in the Orca and Narwhal classrooms. There was a bottle of goo be gone accessible to children in the cabinet under the Orca classroom handwashing sink, marked keep out of reach of children.
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(11) · Short Term
At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one of the directors and two other staff did not have a current bloodborne pathogens training completed within the last 12 months, as per labor and industry standards. (LS, JO, VB) At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one director and one lead teacher did not have a current CPR and First Aid training completed and available onsite or in MERIT for review. At the time of the onsite monitor visit, one aide (AA) who was present and employed for a year and seven months did not have a completed childcare basics training.
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Details
- Address
- 3420 SW Cloverdale Street
- License
- PL-79737, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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- Neighborhood House BurienMedium center · 1.3 miLast state visit May 27, 2026 · nothing cited
- Providence Mt. St. Vincent Intergenerational Learning CenterMedium center · 2.2 miLast state visit Aug 21, 2026 · nothing cited
- Bright Horizons at West SeattleLarge center · 2.4 miLast state visit Sep 1, 2026 · complaint investigation
- Bellevue Montessori SchoolSmall center · 2.4 miLast state visit Jul 8, 2025 · nothing cited
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License — Checked September 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked October 2026 data.wa.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 11, 2026.