Licensed center
Great Kids Academy 3
A center, licensed for 111 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 150 of 203 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
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
Shortlist can ask Great Kids Academy 3 for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, 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
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 Great Kids Academy 3 (111 children) is compared with centers its size.
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
- January 5, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
There were chain locks on emergency doors in classrooms that required special knowledge to open.
· November 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.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 26, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
There were chain locks on emergency doors in classrooms that required special knowledge to open.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 27, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
There were staff who were employed for three months who had not completed applicable training within three months of hire. There were staff without training in Blood Borne Pathogens. There was a staff member employed for longer than 3 months without completing Child Care Basics who did not complete trainings in emergency preparedness, serving children experiencing homelessness, abusive head trauma, and recognizing and reporting abuse and neglect at time of inspection.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- greatkids-academy.com
- Address
- 6501 196th St SW Suite G
- License
- PL-79289, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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All checked September 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Website — greatkids-academy.com
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov