Licensed center
Children's Academy of Seattle 5b
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- Small play-based center, licensed for 40 children.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 5 years 11 months.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since July 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 81 Seattle-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 30% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at both.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 6, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2025 — both cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
Openings, Working Connections subsidy, tuition, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Play-based and bilingual
“Our Spanish Immersion Program gives children the opportunity to learn Spanish in a supportive environment.”
Who cares for your child
Graciela Ruiz (Co-Founder) since 2013 and Laura Cristobal (Co-Founder) since 2013.
Of 2,387 Seattle-area providers, 74 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.
What it costs
- Siblings
- Sibling Discount
A day here
- Hours
- 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Homemade breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Address
- 9617 Firdale Ave
- License
- PL-85687, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
- Established
- 2013
Nearby
- Children's Academy of Seattle 5Small centerLast state visit Jan 6, 2026 · nothing cited
- Debbie Leaars Childrens CenterMedium centerLast state visit Sep 1, 2026 · 2 citations
- Grow With Us Preschool and ChildcareMedium centerLast state visit Feb 18, 2026 · nothing cited
- Holy Rosary School/parish PrekindergartenSmall centerLast state visit Nov 10, 2025 · nothing cited
- The Trike StopLarge centerLast state visit Aug 12, 2026 · nothing cited
- Toddle Times Main St KidsMedium centerLast state visit Aug 12, 2026 · nothing cited
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked September 2026 childrensacademyofseattle.com
Who cares for your child
What it costs
- Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 childrensacademyofseattle.com
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked September 2026 childrensacademyofseattle.com
- Hours — Checked September 2026 childrensacademyofseattle.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked September 2026 childrensacademyofseattle.com
- Address, License, Quality program — Checked September 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked September 2026 childrensacademyofseattle.com
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.