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Kids Inc.

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At a glance

  • Large play-based center, licensed for 133 children.
  • Hours 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Tuition Preschool $1,800 a month, full time. See costs

What to know

License: 3 years to 13 years (state). They serve: Preschool classes for ages 3-5 (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • May 21, 20256 citations
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Emergency exit door from the playground is kept locked during licensed hours.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Medical forms missing side effects of medication.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Two children with allergies whose files were reveiwed were missing substitute foods on the individual care plan. One child's individual care plan was missing parent and doctor signatures.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child with allergy missing one medication (Albuterol).”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Staff T.J., E.K., A.P., and A.W. don't have 30 hours of Basic training completed after 3 months of employment.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(10)

    • Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Staff K.H. doesn't have BBP training.”

        WAC 110-300-0106(10)

  • Jan 29, 20244 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
      • “Window blinds are in the office space and children come in the space to visit at times. Cording from roller shades in room 106 is loose and can form loops. Cording from air purifier, water dispenser and other equipment in room and in office is secure. Ensure that heavy items (play materials/equipment) on shelving units, book shelves in main space and in room 106 are secure. Equipment that is easily moveable and not secure on the floor needs to be stabilized to ensure there is no tipping over and falling. Under Sensory Table and on loft was observed to have some chipping.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b), WAC 110-300-0165(3)(f)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The child file reviewed had an Individual Health Care Plan but it was not current it was from 2022. Get updated Individual Plan and Medication Authorization for the child.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Individual Plan and Medication Authorization for the child file reviewed was not updated. The forms were from 2022. Forms need to be updated yearly. Medications (hand sanitizers) are stored in cabinets and are accessible. Medications and other items are stored in a teacher area but this is also enroute to the restrooms. The space is accessible to children along with staff items because there is no barrier to enable and child from entering. There are medications and other items stored in the area.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Items such as spray bottles are stored on a cart accessible to children. The cart is for the pull out program in the cafeteria but the cart is enroute to the restroom and is accessible to all the children. There are spray bottles (wash, rinse and sanitze) and other items such as shaving creams, wipes, acrylic paints, soap that are accessible to the children in the main room and/or room 106. Need to ensure that these items have to be inaccessible via a locked cabinet or out of reach of children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

The state cited rules at both of this center's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected twice had fewer: 68% of 78.

How all 78 Seattle-area centers inspected twice compare

Of the 78 Seattle-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None31%
  • 1 of 237%
  • Both32%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
May 21, 2025
On file
2 visits since January 2024 — both cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Emergency exit door from the playground is kept locked during licensed hours. · May 21, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

May 2025 Licensing visit 6 findings

Licensing visit · May 21, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

Staff T.J., E.K., A.P., and A.W. don't have 30 hours of Basic training completed after 3 months of employment.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) · Short Term

Staff K.H. doesn't have BBP training.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Emergency exit door from the playground is kept locked during licensed hours.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Medical forms missing side effects of medication.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Two children with allergies whose files were reveiwed were missing substitute foods on the individual care plan. One child's individual care plan was missing parent and doctor signatures.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Child with allergy missing one medication (Albuterol).

Report (PDF)

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · January 29, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) / 110-300-0165(3)(f) · Serious / Short Term

Window blinds are in the office space and children come in the space to visit at times. Cording from roller shades in room 106 is loose and can form loops. Cording from air purifier, water dispenser and other equipment in room and in office is secure. Ensure that heavy items (play materials/equipment) on shelving units, book shelves in main space and in room 106 are secure. Equipment that is easily moveable and not secure on the floor needs to be stabilized to ensure there is no tipping over and falling. Under Sensory Table and on loft was observed to have some chipping.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

The child file reviewed had an Individual Health Care Plan but it was not current it was from 2022. Get updated Individual Plan and Medication Authorization for the child.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) / 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious

Individual Plan and Medication Authorization for the child file reviewed was not updated. The forms were from 2022. Forms need to be updated yearly. Medications (hand sanitizers) are stored in cabinets and are accessible. Medications and other items are stored in a teacher area but this is also enroute to the restrooms. The space is accessible to children along with staff items because there is no barrier to enable and child from entering. There are medications and other items stored in the area.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Items such as spray bottles are stored on a cart accessible to children. The cart is for the pull out program in the cafeteria but the cart is enroute to the restroom and is accessible to all the children. There are spray bottles (wash, rinse and sanitze) and other items such as shaving creams, wipes, acrylic paints, soap that are accessible to the children in the main room and/or room 106. Need to ensure that these items have to be inaccessible via a locked cabinet or out of reach of children.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

Preschool$1,800

Kids Inc.Most Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 113 preschool programs publish one.

A day here

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week

Meals, schedule and closed
Meals
Center provides two snacks daily (morning and afternoon); parents provide lunch
Schedule
Full-day, shortened day
Closed
Labor Day; SPS October in-service day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving (two days); Winter Break (Dec 24 to New Year's Day); MLK Jr. Day; Presidents' Day; Spring Break Friday; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; three days after school year ends; July 4th; three days after summer programming ends

How they teach

Play-based

“At Kids Inc., we believe in learning through play.”

Who cares for your child

Gee (Owner) fifteen years there.

15 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish

Policies

When a child is sick
Ill children not admitted; follows King County exclusion guidelines; child must be symptom-free or cleared by a medical professional to return

Details

Phone
(206) 915-0291
Address
5601 4th Ave NW, Seattle, 98107
License
PL-81508
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.

Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.

Ages

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Policies

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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