Kirkland · Licensed family home
Play Academy LLC
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- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
- Ages on the license: 2 years to 13 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 764 Seattle-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 23% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 34% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Aug 26, 20242 citations
“2 Small slides outside were not spaced apart according to manufacturer guidelines (they were observed less than six feet apart); insufficient ground cover for slides.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
“Pressure washer was outside in licensed space.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 14, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
2 Small slides outside were not spaced apart according to manufacturer guidelines (they were observed less than six feet apart); insufficient ground cover for slides.
· August 26, 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 26, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
2 Small slides outside were not spaced apart according to manufacturer guidelines (they were observed less than six feet apart); insufficient ground cover for slides.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Pressure washer was outside in licensed space.
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Details
- Area
- Kirkland, 98034This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-6968, active
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.