Licensed center

Great Kids Academy 2

A play-based center, licensed for 59 children. Care for an infant is $2,520 a month, less than 28 of 35 Seattle-area full-time prices. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 182 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Play-based

“Play-Based Learning: Children learn best through play. Our activities encourage exploration, creativity, and problem-solving, making learning both fun and meaningful.”In their words. greatkids-academy.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

$2,520 a month for an infant

Infant$2,520

Lower than 28 of 35 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time infant price.

Toddler$2,210

Lower than 31 of 44 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.

Preschool$2,015

Lower than 41 of 66 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.

Great Kids Academy 2Most Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Seattle-area prices as of September 26, 2026. Part-time $1,750 to $2,090 a month. Application fee $150. Prices from their website, September 2026.

Shortlist can ask Great Kids Academy 2 for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long 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

182: none28: one to four0: five or more

The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Great Kids Academy 2 (59 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 1 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
February 2, 2026
On file
2 visits since December 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious — There were two emergency exit doors that were locked from the inside. · December 2, 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 2, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

There were two emergency exit doors that were locked from the inside.

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(2) · Short Term

Therer were two classrooms out of staff-to-child ratio during nap time. There were doors that could not be heard when opened.

Report (PDF)

A day here

Hours
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

Website
greatkids-academy.com
Address
8115 240th St SW
License
PL-20553, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4
Ages
Infants 3-17 Months, Toddlers 18-36 Months, Preschool 3 to 5 Years, School Age 5 to 7 Years

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Sources and dates

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All checked September 2026.

How they teach

What it costs

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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