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Kiddie Academy of Seattle at Greenwood

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.

Licensing inspections

Aug 13, 2026No rules cited
Apr 13, 20264 citations

  • “Licensor reviewed five child files- one was missing their individual care plan for food allergy.”

    WAC 110-300-0186(1)

  • “Food containers in the fridge were not labeled, dated.”

    WAC 110-300-0197(4)

  • “Licensor reviewed five staff files- two were missing current safe sleep training.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(8)

  • “The fire drill practice form was reviewed. It was not done in March. Provider will do two drills in month of April.”

    WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a)

Sep 16, 2025No rules cited
Apr 1, 2025No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
August 13, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2025 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Licensor reviewed five child files- one was missing their individual care plan for food allergy. · April 13, 2026

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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · April 13, 2026

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Licensor reviewed five child files- one was missing their individual care plan for food allergy.

Safe food practices

WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term

Food containers in the fridge were not labeled, dated.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

Licensor reviewed five staff files- two were missing current safe sleep training.

Emergency preparedness plan

WAC 110-300-0470(4)(a) · Short Term

The fire drill practice form was reviewed. It was not done in March. Provider will do two drills in month of April.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Who cares for your child

Angelea Smith (Program Lead) since 2025, Rosie Dean (Program Lead), 15 years in early childhood and Olive Amado-Cortez (Executive Director), 18 years in early childhood.

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.

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Fresh, organic meals prepared onsite daily
Screens
Technology used as a supportive learning tool in a balanced way for science, literacy, and math content
Updates for parents
Academy Link app for updates and photos of the child's day
Schedule
full-time
Closed
Friday before Labor Day (Teacher in-service day); Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; Day After Thanksgiving; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; New Year's Day; Presidents Day (Teacher in-service day); Parent Teacher Conferences (April 9, 2027); Memorial Day; Independence Day (July 5, 2027)

Details

(206) 207-4958

Website
kiddieacademy.com
Address
8701 Greenwood Ave N
License
PL-85234, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages they serve
Infants from 6 weeks through Pre-Kindergarten (4-year-olds)

Nearby

The eight closest of the 19 other licensed centers in ZIP 98103

All in ZIP 98103

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Who cares for your child

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.

A day here

Details

Kiddie Academy's own site says the founding Miller family continues to own and operate Kiddie Academy, and that other families own and operate the academies in their communities. kiddieacademy.com

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.

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 11, 2026.