Licensed center
Bezos Academy Federal Way
A center, licensed for 80 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 150 of 203 similar-size Seattle-area centers. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. 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.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
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What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
150: none52: one to four1: five or more
The 203 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 114 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Bezos Academy Federal Way (80 children) is compared with centers its size. The state also lists one complaint here whose published report includes no citation detail, so it is not counted as found.
Routine visits: 2 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked September 26, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- March 11, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed one child, PMG, to have missing sections on ICP filled out including steps taken in case of emergency and staff trainings. Assistant printed out paper with proper sections filled out during time of visit and had a staff place it in emergency backpack.
· December 18, 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.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 18, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Licensor observed one child, PMG, to have missing sections on ICP filled out including steps taken in case of emergency and staff trainings. Assistant printed out paper with proper sections filled out during time of visit and had a staff place it in emergency backpack.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Licensor observed a steam cleaner in Orca classroom that was left near the refrigerator. Assistant had en employee remove steamer during licensor's visit.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 31, 2024
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
2d) Diaper wipes in a plastic bag and diapers in plastic bag were within reach of children in bathroom accessible to children (plastic bags were removed at time of visit) 3f) Floor lamp is not secured to wall in Husky Room and poses a tipping hazard. (Floor lamp was secured to wall at time of visit) Dispute Description: Bezos Academy respectfully disputes the Non-Compliance citing WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d). Bezos Academy’s top priority is protecting the health and safety of children in its care. The Department cited Bezos Academy with a serious concern because plastic bags were allegedly accessible to children. However, the bags referenced in the Observation section of the Inspection Report were pull-up diapers in their plastic sleeve. Further, the package of pull-up diapers was on top of the extra clothing cubbies inside the restroom. Bezos Academy’s students do not have unsupervised access to this part of the restroom. Given that students do not have unsupervised access to these materials, and the fact that the referenced material was a sleeve filled with pull-ups and therefore was not a loose or empty plastic bag, Bezos Academy did not make plastic bags accessible to children. As such, Bezos Academy was operating in compliance with WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) and respectfully requests removal of this Non-Compliance. Although we understand we cannot dispute Technical Assistance provided, we also respectfully request that the reference to WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f) be removed from the Observation notes in the Non-Compliance section. As the form currently reads, this reference gives the impression that the floor lamp presented a serious concern.
Oct 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · October 27, 2023 · Resolved November 22, 2023
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 3600 S 344th Wy
- License
- PL-81385, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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All checked September 2026.
State record
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Details
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov