Kirkland · Licensed family home
Play Academy LLC
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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since December 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 14, 2026Nothing cited
Aug 26, 20242 citations
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“2 Small slides outside were not spaced apart according to manufacturer guidelines (they were observed less than six feet apart); insufficient ground cover for slides.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Pressure washer was outside in licensed space.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
- Dec 4, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 66% of 698 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 698 Seattle-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 698 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 323%This home
- 2 of 332%
- All 334%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 14, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
2 Small slides outside were not spaced apart according to manufacturer guidelines (they were observed less than six feet apart); insufficient ground cover for slides.
· August 26, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 26, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
2 Small slides outside were not spaced apart according to manufacturer guidelines (they were observed less than six feet apart); insufficient ground cover for slides.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Pressure washer was outside in licensed space.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 952-9222
- Area
- Kirkland, 98034This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-6968
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.