Licensed center

Little Caterpillar Academy

A play-based center, licensed for 33 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Play-based

“supporting confident bilingual development while preparing children for kindergarten... a play-based, engaging environment”In their words. littlecaterpillaracademy.com, September 2026

One of 101 Seattle-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Lulu Wang (Director), 12 years in early childhood and Socheana Vun (Assistant Director), 12 years in early childhood.

What it costs

Not published

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What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

207: none11: one to four0: five or more

The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Little Caterpillar Academy (33 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 0 of 1 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). One visit is 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
February 2, 2026
On file
1 visit, February 2026 — it cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

A day here

Meals
Snacks and lunch provided, allergies/dietary needs accommodated
Outdoors
Daily outdoor play for gross and fine motor development
Hours
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week

Details

Website
littlecaterpillaracademy.com
Address
740 4th Ave NW
License
PL-86248, active
Ages
12 months to 6 years old

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

State record

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A day here

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