Licensed center

Multiple Intelligence Academy

A center, licensed for 46 children. Jackie Puppe-Wotipka (Owner, Director, and Mentor) has been there since 2006. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 182 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Not published

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Jackie Puppe-Wotipka (Owner, Director, and Mentor) since 2006.

Of 2,391 Seattle-area providers, 61 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.

What it costs

Not published

Shortlist can ask Multiple Intelligence Academy for what it has not published: how they teach, what it costs, 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

182: none28: one to four0: five or more

The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Multiple Intelligence Academy (46 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 2 of 2 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two 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
July 9, 2025
On file
2 visits since July 2024 — both cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Short Term — As assistant (G.L-J) was missing CPR and first aid in MERIT. · July 9, 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.

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 9, 2025

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(1) · Short Term

As assistant (G.L-J) was missing CPR and first aid in MERIT.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 17, 2024

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(1) · Short Term

A staff member who could potentially count in ratio did not have CPR and first aid certifications.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(11) · Short Term

Staff who could potentially count in ratio did not have CPR and first aid certification.

Report (PDF)

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week, school year

Details

Address
3616 South Road Suite 1a
License
PL-5681, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3+
Ages
ages 2-5
Established
2006

Do you run Multiple Intelligence Academy? Shortlist has no tuition, ratios or policies for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.

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.

Who cares for your child

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

Details