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Petite Academy

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
  • Hours Closes 6 p.m., year round.
  • Tuition Toddler $2,200, preschool $2,000 a month, full time. See costs

What to know

License: 12 months to 13 years (state).

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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 2, 20261 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of visit, the laundry room was accessible beacsue half of the bi-fold door was detached.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b)

  • Sep 23, 20243 citations
    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of the visit, some staff have not completed blood borne pathogens training 0106 (12) At the time of the visit, some staff have not completed food handler's training”

        WAC 110-300-0106(12)

    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of the visit, the wood chips under the climbing dome and the slide is less than 9 inches deep.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “At the time of the visit, the emergency exit gates in Preschool 1 and Toddler classroom are locked”

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

  • Nov 29, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).

How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None12%
  • 1 of 321%
  • 2 of 335%This center
  • All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 2, 2026
On file
3 visits since November 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — At the time of visit, the laundry room was accessible beacsue half of the bi-fold door was detached. · February 2, 2026

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

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 2, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of visit, the laundry room was accessible beacsue half of the bi-fold door was detached.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 23, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

At the time of the visit, some staff have not completed blood borne pathogens training 0106 (12) At the time of the visit, some staff have not completed food handler's training

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of the visit, the wood chips under the climbing dome and the slide is less than 9 inches deep.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

At the time of the visit, the emergency exit gates in Preschool 1 and Toddler classroom are locked

Report (PDF)

Nov 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

What it costs

Toddler$2,200
Preschool$2,000

Petite AcademyMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.

Part time
$1,750 to $1,950 a month
Application fee
$150
Siblings
$150 toward registration fee

A day here

Hours
Closes 6 p.m., year round
Schedule
Schedule
Full-time and part-time

Policies

Enrollment
30-day written notice required to terminate care or change the agreement (e.g. full time to part time); terminating without notice means paying a full month

Details

Phone
(206) 362-8278
Address
1810 N 155th St, Shoreline, 98133
License
PL-686
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3
Established
1980

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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

Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.

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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