Kirkland · Licensed center
Les Lilas French Bilingual Community School
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 48 children.
- Tuition $2,150 to $2,780 a month; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in August 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2024.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jul 24, 2026Valid complaintresolved Aug 27, 2026
“There is an allegation that teachers consumed alcohol on licensed property during business hours, while caring for children. There is a concern for Prohibited Substances.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, 163 (79%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 44 (21%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None79%
- One or more21%This center
Licensing inspections
Apr 29, 20261 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed one epi-pen was expired.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Feb 24, 20251 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One epi pens was observed without a prescription label with required information.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
- Apr 2, 2024Nothing 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
- April 29, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
It was observed one epi-pen was expired.
· April 29, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received July 24, 2026 · Resolved August 27, 2026
“There is an allegation that teachers consumed alcohol on licensed property during business hours, while caring for children. There is a concern for Prohibited Substances.”
The state’s description of the complaint
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 29, 2026
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 24, 2025
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
One epi pens was observed without a prescription label with required information.
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What it costs
$2,150 to $2,780 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day
- $1,550 a month
- Application fee
- $100
- Siblings
- 10% discount for the second student (with the lowest tuition)
A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Half-day, school day, and dawn-to-dusk options
How they teach
Montessori and bilingual
“we offer a bilingual French-English immersion program that incorporates the Montessori method”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 985-1763
- Address
- 14216 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, 98034
- License
- PL-81361
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
- Established
- 2015
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 les-lilas.com
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 les-lilas.com/…/2026-2027-Tuition-Schedule.pdf
- Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 les-lilas.com
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
A day here
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked September 2026 les-lilas.com/…/2026-2027-Tuition-Schedule.pdf
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 les-lilas.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 les-lilas.com
- Established — Checked September 2026 les-lilas.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 projects.propublica.org
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.