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Woodland Hall Preschool

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

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.

Licensing inspections

Nov 17, 20253 citations

  • “Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12)

  • “Licensor observed staff files who's child care basic training is expired.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(3)

  • “Licensor observed child Q.B immunization file labeled conditional”

    WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

May 21, 20253 citations

  • “Child with sesame allergy doesn't have individual care plan for this year. Plan from 2023 is missing substitute foods.”

    WAC 110-300-0186(1)

  • “Playground wood chips under climbing equipment are not 9 inches deep.”

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

  • “Two exit doors had baby gates installed in the door frames. One of the baby gates was removed at the time of inspection.”

    WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

Jan 24, 20242 citations

  • “In the restroom for the Preschool Room there are cleaning/sanitizing products that are accessible on the lower shelf of the cabinets.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • “Cording for equipment in rooms needs to be secured to not allow loose accessible cording to children. If cording is plugged into outlets remove the cording when not in use so that cording such as for IPADS or Phones is not just plugged in outlets and accessible to children. In restrooms in cabinets were plastic bags and other cleaning items are accessible to children either move the items up from the lower shelf to the higher shelves or secure the cabinet. Secure items on shelving units and cabinet that can become projectile of fall if an earthquake occurred or shelving unit hit and cause injury. Plants, toys etc. that are stored on shelving units as permanent placements for the items. Light fixture coverings were observed to be missing in restrooms and the current tube bulb is not shatterproof. Fixture requires covering or shatterproof bulbs.”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 17, 2025
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0106(12)- Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired. · November 17, 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · November 17, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

110-300-0106(3)-Licensor observed staff files who's child care basic training is expired.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

110-300-0210(1)(2)-Licensor observed child Q.B immunization file labeled conditional

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(12)- Licensor observed staff files who's Food handlers training is expired.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · May 21, 2025

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Child with sesame allergy doesn't have individual care plan for this year. Plan from 2023 is missing substitute foods.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Playground wood chips under climbing equipment are not 9 inches deep.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Two exit doors had baby gates installed in the door frames. One of the baby gates was removed at the time of inspection.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 24, 2024

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

In the restroom for the Preschool Room there are cleaning/sanitizing products that are accessible on the lower shelf of the cabinets.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Cording for equipment in rooms needs to be secured to not allow loose accessible cording to children. If cording is plugged into outlets remove the cording when not in use so that cording such as for IPADS or Phones is not just plugged in outlets and accessible to children. In restrooms in cabinets were plastic bags and other cleaning items are accessible to children either move the items up from the lower shelf to the higher shelves or secure the cabinet. Secure items on shelving units and cabinet that can become projectile of fall if an earthquake occurred or shelving unit hit and cause injury. Plants, toys etc. that are stored on shelving units as permanent placements for the items. Light fixture coverings were observed to be missing in restrooms and the current tube bulb is not shatterproof. Fixture requires covering or shatterproof bulbs.

Report (PDF)

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Details

(425) 260-5667

Website
woodlandhallpreschool.org
Address
516 NW 56th St
License
PL-77724, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+

Nearby

All in ZIP 98107

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State record

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

Details

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 10, 2026.