Licensed center

Billie's Busy Kids Granite Avenue

A play-based center, licensed for 40 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Play-based

“Play-Based Learning happens best when it's joyful and led by curiosity.”In their words. billiesbusykids.com, September 2026

One of 101 Seattle-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Not published

What it costs

Not published

Shortlist can ask Billie's Busy Kids Granite Avenue for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.

What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

207: none11: one to four0: five or more

The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Billie's Busy Kids Granite Avenue (40 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 0 of 2 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two 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
July 14, 2026
On file
2 visits since July 2025 — both 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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

A day here

Hours
5:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

Website
billiesbusykids.com
Address
115 N Granite Ave, Suite E
License
PL-85682, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Ages
3 weeks to 5 years old

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Sources and dates

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All checked September 2026.

How they teach

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

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