WA state requires all childcare programs, even though they may offer preschool as part of their curriculum, to become licensed. Parents may check the Department of Early Learning (DEL) Website Child Care Check to verify if their program is licensed by the state of WA.
| School |
Contact Information |
Preschool Programs |
Days/Week |
Additional Information |
| All About Kids | 2207 California Ave SW
206-938-4468
Website | 3-5 yrs | Full time only | A daycare but offers a preschool curriculum as well. |
| The Andover School | 5659 California Ave SW, Suite B
(206) 935-0924
Website | 2 to 5 years old - does not need to be potty trained | 1 to 5 days/week | Participatory learning with a bi-weekly thematic curriculum. Organic, year-round program living our adage "Learning through a sense of wonder." |
| A Child Becomes Preschool | 4157 California Ave SW
206-932-4642 | 3-5 yrs | 3 year olds - 2 days/wk |
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| The Center Branch | 3605 S Mt. Baker Blvd
206-723-1187 | 2-5 yrs | 2s - 2days/wk 3-5s-variable | Play-based curriculum, emphasis on whole child |
| Cometa Playschool | Admiral District
206-353-6781 | 3-5 yrs | 2 or 4 days/week | A home-based preschool where children are inspired to learn Spanish through play, music, gardening and social interaction. |
| The Community School of West Seattle | 9450 22nd Ave SW
206-763-2081
Website | 2 -5 yrs | Tues/Thurs
Mon/Weds/Fri
Mon-Fri
9:30 to 12:30
OR
9:30 to 3:30 | Project Based and Emergent Curriculum provides the framework of our approach inspired by the Organic growth and development of children. CSWS uses the Positive Discipline approach in the classroom and offers the series for Parent Education. |
| Co-Op Preschool | Hiawatha Community Center, 2700 California Ave. SW
(206) 684-7441
Web site | 1-5 year olds, Parents Volunteer 1/week |
| The Cove School | 206-923-2683
Website | 18mos-3yrs
3-5yrs | 2-5 days; half-day morning and afternoon | The Cove School is committed to providing your child with the highest quality education using the HighScope model. With emphasis on enrichment and exploration, we believe in discovering each child's genius. |
| Europa Kids | 206-708-5784
Website | 0-11 yrs | part-time and full-time | Curriculum with monthly themes which introduces children to necessary skills as pre-writing, pre-reading, math, science, music arts, etc. |
| Fauntelory Children's Center | 9131 California Avenue SW
206-932-9590
Website | 3-5 yrs | variable | Childcare facility with preschool curriculum |
| Gatewood Baptist Church | 7141 California Ave SW
206-932-0648 | 4 yrs | variable |
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| Hope Lutheran | 4446 42nd Ave SW
206-935-8500
Website | 3-5 yrs | 2s - 2 days/wk 3s, 4-5 yrs - 3 days/week | Private Christian school committed to providing quality academic instruction |
| Learning Ladder Preschool | Hiawatha Community Center, 2700 California Ave. SW
(206) 684-7441
Web site | 3-5 year olds |
| Little Pilgrim Preschool | Fauntleroy Church, UCC
9260 California Ave. SW
206-932-5600
Website | 2 - 5 yrs | 2s - 2days/wk 3 - 4 yrs - 3 days/wk | Philosophy is to teach the whole child - to help them grow not only intellectually but also spiritually (Christian), creatively, and emotionally. |
| Neighborhood Preschool | Stephanie Thiele, 6902 35th Ave. SW, West Seattle 98126
(206) 938-6368
Website | 4-5, one school year away from starting kindergarten. | Tues, Wed, Thur 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | With eight children in the class, we take a gentle and systematic approach to learning how to go to school, to care for ourselves physically, to be active and responsible learners, and to practice interacting with others. |
| Northwest Montessori | 8443 34th Ave SW
206-933-8557
Website | 2 ½ to 6 yrs | 5 days/wk | Offers nurturing, non-competitive, multi-age classrooms with an emphasis on social, emotional, physical and intellectual development |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Preschool | 3401 SW Myrtle
206-935-0651
Website | 3-5 yrs | 3 yrs - 2 days week 4-5 yrs - 5 days/week | Catholic School that works in partnership with each student's family to create a nurturing environment where children are challenged and supported to grow intellectually and spiritually, in service and in leadership. |
| Pollywogs Playschool | 3830 51st Ave SW
(206) 251-2164
Website | Infant - 5 yrs | 8AM to 5:30PM Monday through Thursday | A WS daycare providing daily childcare in a safe, nurturing and friendly environment with time for play, arts and crafts, field trips, walks, reading, story time and other activities that are appropriate for the children in my care and activities that avoid TV and video viewing. |
| Preschool Day Camp | Southwest Community Center, 2801 SW Thistle
(206) 684-7438 | 3-5 year olds | | |
| Providence Mt. St. Vincent | 4831 35th Ave SW
206-937-3700
Director: Joan Whitely | 3-5 years | 2 day min. up to 5 days/wk | Full day preschool can be combined with daycare. Child can attend all or part of day, within open hours, price is for full day. Open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., includes breakfast and lunch, Non-profit organization, well regarded, and known for intergenerational program. |
| South Seattle Community College - Co-op Preschools & Infant Groups | The College, Lincoln Park*, Arbor Heights,
Alki and Admiral
206-764-5802
Website | Infants through 5 years | 2s - 2days/wk, 3s -3 days/wk 4s - 4 days/wk | Parents are required to "work" in class one day a week, attend a monthly parents meeting, attend a quarterly parent education class, and hold a "parent job" in the classroom. Positive discipline, redirecting and logical consequences type of discipline. * Lincoln Park offers Spanish to 3 and 4 year olds |
| South West Early Learning Preschool | 4555 Delridge Way SW
206-790-7500 | | half-day (8:30am-12:00pm) Mon-Thurs | A bilingual preschool with a Spanish-English dual language model; focuses on building early literacy and experiential learning. |
| Sunnyside Montessori | 3939 S Americus (in Columbia City)
206-725-5756 | 3 - 5 yrs | 5 days/wk, but you can pay for 5 days and attend 3 | Multi-aged classrooms with Montessori philosophy |
| Three Tree Montessori (non-profit) | 220 SW 166th St. Burien WA 98166
206-242-5100
Web site | Toddler, Preschool to Middle School
Half and Full day program |
| West Seattle Christian | 4400 42nd Ave SW
206-938-1414 Website | 3-5 yrs | 3 yrs - 2 days/wk 4 - 3days/wk 5 - 5 days/wk | Christian based preschool |
| West Seattle Montessori | 11215 15th Ave SW
206-935-0427
Website | 2 ½ - 6 yrs | 5 days/wk | Individualized instruction within a carefully prepared environment, which is designed to foster independent learning and exploration on the part of the child. Multi-aged classrooms |
| West Seattle YMCA | 4515 36th Ave SW
206-935-6000 | 3-5 years | Full day preschool | Preschool can be combined with daycare. |
| Westside School | 10015 28th Avenue SW
206-932-2511
Website | 3 - 5 yrs | 5 days/wk | Values high-academic standards and challenges students on an individual basis. Class sizes are small, with a student-teacher ratio of 1:10. |
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