Kiddie Academy of Kenmore

Center · Kenmore · 7760 NE Bothell Way

What kind of place is this?

Size 168 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Chain Kiddie Academy
Owner Essential Brands, Inc. Kiddie Academy is a franchise brand of Essential Brands, Inc.; individual academies are franchisee-owned. Per the company’s own site. kiddieacademy.com

Kiddie Academy runs 9 licensed locations in Seattle.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 4 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Hours 11 hours a day
Days / week 5

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 29, 2026
On file
4 visits since June 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousIt was observed that in room 105 a plunger was being stored in the bathroom, accessible to children. · January 29, 2026

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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 29, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

It was observed that in room 105 a plunger was being stored in the bathroom, accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 26, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(12) Teacher serving lunch to children had an expired Food Worker Card.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 12, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Serious / Short Term

At the time of visit, some staff have not renewed food handler training 0106 (3) At the time of visit, some staff have not completed 30 hours childcare basics 0106 (8) At the time of visit, some staff have not renewed safe sleep training

Report (PDF)

Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 14, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious · No longer displayed by the state

Licensor Bakowski observed that a child with a documented allergy, M. Gao, had an expired EpiPen.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Kiddie Academy of Kenmore hasn’t published

Cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in January 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed.

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating — Checked April 2026 · data.wa.gov
  • License status — Checked June 2026 · data.wa.gov

State record

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

Do you run Kiddie Academy of Kenmore? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.