Licensed center

Great Kids Academy 4

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What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since December 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

Apr 15, 2026No rules cited
Dec 15, 2025No rules cited
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State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 15, 2026
On file
2 visits since December 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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

(425) 772-3441

Address
7935 Lake Ballinger Way
License
PL-86106, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

Nearby

The first eight, A to Z, of the 10 other licensed centers in ZIP 98026

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Sources and dates

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All checked September 2026.

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.