Kirkland · Licensed center
Lil' People's World Kirkland
At a glance
- Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 64 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
What to know
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 22, 20261 citation
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“It was observed Child 3, Child 4, and Child 5 had outdated CIS forms.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Sep 25, 20244 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In a preschool room, a first aid kit with an EpiPen was observed to be accessible to children. The first aid kit was moved to be inaccessible to children during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In two bathrooms, it was observed that vacuum cleaners were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“It was observed that MA has not completed child care basics within 3 months of hire. Staff person CC had an expired safe sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(3)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“It was observed that not all immunizations were medically verified. One immunization was in conditional status and did not have plan of correction.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Aug 15, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that in the bathrooms the program had stored vacuum cleaners that were accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.
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%
- All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- January 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
In a preschool room, a first aid kit with an EpiPen was observed to be accessible to children. The first aid kit was moved to be inaccessible to children during the visit.
· September 25, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 22, 2026
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
It was observed Child 3, Child 4, and Child 5 had outdated CIS forms.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · September 25, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
In a preschool room, a first aid kit with an EpiPen was observed to be accessible to children. The first aid kit was moved to be inaccessible to children during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0106(3) · Short Term
It was observed that MA has not completed child care basics within 3 months of hire. Staff person CC had an expired safe sleep training.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
It was observed that not all immunizations were medically verified. One immunization was in conditional status and did not have plan of correction.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
In two bathrooms, it was observed that vacuum cleaners were accessible to children.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 15, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
It was observed that in the bathrooms the program had stored vacuum cleaners that were accessible to children.
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What it costs
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A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week
How they teach
Creative Curriculum
“We use a teaching strategy called “Creative Curriculum,” when educating our Pre-Schoolers.”
Who cares for your child
Bobbie Bender (Kirkland Director) since 2007 and Nallely Solis (Program Supervisor) since 2019.
19 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (425) 820-1326
- Address
- 12629 NE 144th St, Kirkland, 98034
- License
- PL-8595
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Established
- 1994
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. 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 lilpeoplesworld.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff lilpeoplesworld.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
- Hours — Checked September 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked April 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked September 2026 lilpeoplesworld.com
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.