Burien · Licensed center
Worldkids Academy LLC Dba Worldkids School Org
At a glance
- Large play-based center, licensed for 180 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 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
Someone reported concerns to the state, and it found both valid, most recently in September 2025. The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Aug 15, 2025Valid complaintresolved Sep 30, 2025
Received Aug 4, 2025Valid complaintresolved Sep 5, 2025
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, 98 (47%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 63 (30%) have two or more, as this center does.
How all 210 similar-size centers compare
Of the 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 116 to 323 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None47%
- Fewer than 223%
- 2 or more30%This center
Licensing inspections
- Jul 22, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 3, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 30, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had at least one: 88% 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%This center
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 22, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Aug 2025 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received August 15, 2025 · Resolved September 30, 2025
Aug 2025 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received August 4, 2025 · Resolved September 5, 2025
Reported to the state by the program
Serious injury, valid issues and self-report are Washington’s own fields on its complaint listing.
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What it costs
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A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents and schedule
- Updates for parents
- Daily digital updates with pictures, plus weekly and daily curriculum newsletters (all WorldKids schools)
- Schedule
- Full-day (all WorldKids schools)
How they teach
Play-based and bilingual
“Spanish & Mandarin environment which encourages toddlers to learn through a play-based and hands-on curriculum.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 395-8209
- Address
- 13424 1st Ave S, Burien, 98168
- License
- PL-79605
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
- Chain
- WorldKids School
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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 worldkidsschool.com/programs
- Approach — Checked October 2026 worldkidsschool.com/approach
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Ages
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked September 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Hours — Checked July 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 worldkidsschool.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 worldkidsschool.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.