Lynnwood · Licensed center
The Creative Kids Academy
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- Medium center, licensed for 49 children.
- Ages on the license: 12 months to 6 years.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 405 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 11% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- December 9, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — all of them 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, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Website
- thecreativekidsacademy.com
- Address
- 20833 67th Ave W 201
- License
- PL-4428, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
Nearby
The eight closest of the 17 other licensed centers in ZIP 98036
- Mini Einsteins Learning CenterLarge center · 0.1 miLast state visit Sep 9, 2026 · complaint investigation
- Mini Einstein's Learning Center SouthLarge center · 0.2 miLast state visit Sep 3, 2025 · 1 citation
- Edmonds College D/b/a Center for Families ChildcareMedium center · 0.4 miLast state visit Feb 3, 2026 · nothing cited
- Abc Learning Center - LynnwoodMedium center · 0.9 miLast state visit Dec 1, 2025 · 1 citation
- Soundview SchoolMedium center · 0.9 miLast state visit Nov 4, 2025 · nothing cited
- Great Kids Academy 3Medium center · 0.9 miLast state visit Jan 5, 2026 · nothing cited
- Trinity Lutheran Child Development CenterMedium center · 0.9 miLast state visit Mar 12, 2026 · 1 citation
- Edmonds KindercareLarge center · 0.9 miLast state visit May 13, 2026 · complaint investigation
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 thecreativekidsacademy.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
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 9, 2026.