Woodland Hall Preschool

Childcare · Ballard · 516 NW 56th St

What Shortlist has verified

Licensed capacity 54 children Checked June 2026
State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3+ Checked March 2026
License status Active Checked March 2026

Each date is when Shortlist last checked that fact against its source.

State record — Washington DCYF

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. Completed Date Disputed Date Disputed

Training requirements · WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

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

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

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May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · May 21, 2025

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.

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.

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Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 24, 2024

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.

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.

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