Kirkland · Licensed center

Lil' People's World Kirkland

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 11% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Jan 22, 20261 citation

  • “It was observed Child 3, Child 4, and Child 5 had outdated CIS forms.”

    WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

Sep 25, 20244 citations

  • “In a preschool room, a first aid kit with an EpiPen was observed to be accessible to children. The first aid kit was moved to be inaccessible to children during the visit.”

    WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)

  • “In two bathrooms, it was observed that vacuum cleaners were accessible to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • “It was observed that MA has not completed child care basics within 3 months of hire. Staff person CC had an expired safe sleep training.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(3)

  • “It was observed that not all immunizations were medically verified. One immunization was in conditional status and did not have plan of correction.”

    WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

Aug 15, 20231 citation

  • “It was observed that in the bathrooms the program had stored vacuum cleaners that were accessible to children.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(5)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 22, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
Serious — In a preschool room, a first aid kit with an EpiPen was observed to be accessible to children. The first aid kit was moved to be inaccessible to children during the visit. · September 25, 2024

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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 22, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

It was observed Child 3, Child 4, and Child 5 had outdated CIS forms.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · September 25, 2024

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious

In a preschool room, a first aid kit with an EpiPen was observed to be accessible to children. The first aid kit was moved to be inaccessible to children during the visit.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term

It was observed that MA has not completed child care basics within 3 months of hire. Staff person CC had an expired safe sleep training.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

It was observed that not all immunizations were medically verified. One immunization was in conditional status and did not have plan of correction.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

In two bathrooms, it was observed that vacuum cleaners were accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 15, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

It was observed that in the bathrooms the program had stored vacuum cleaners that were accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

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How they teach

Creative Curriculum

“We use a teaching strategy called “Creative Curriculum,” when educating our Pre-Schoolers.”

Who cares for your child

Bobbie Bender (Kirkland Director) since 2007 and Nallely Solis (Program Supervisor) since 2019.

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 5:30 PM, 5 days a week

Details

(425) 820-1326

Website
lilpeoplesworld.com
Address
12629 NE 144th St
License
PL-8595, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3
Ages they serve
infants through preschool and school age
Established
1994

Nearby

The eight closest of the 12 other licensed centers in ZIP 98034

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Who cares for your child

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

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.