Licensed center
La Petite Academy #7316
A center, licensed for 122 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask La Petite Academy #7316 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
135: none66: one to four9: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so La Petite Academy #7316 (122 children) is compared with centers its size. The state also lists one complaint here whose published report includes no citation detail, so it is not counted as found.
Routine visits: 3 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
- December 18, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
5 staff files reviewd. Staff members- Azerena and Malia missing current food handler cards.
· December 18, 2025
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.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 18, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
5 staff files reviewd. Staff members- Azerena and Malia missing current food handler cards.
Nov 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · November 27, 2024 · Resolved May 15, 2025
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 20, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
110-300-0166(3) Licensor observed an emergency exit door blocked by a cot.
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term
110-300-0105(11) Licensor observed teachers and/or assistants no current on CPR and first aid training before working alone with children. 110-300-0106(3) Licensor observed a teacher working alone with children without completing child care basics training. 110-300-0106(8) Licensor observed teachers not having a current safe sleep training.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 19, 2023
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Howard observed the one of the emergency exits in the infant room partially blocked with high chairs and cribs .
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 31906 6th Ave S
- License
- PL-26646, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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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
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov