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WorldKids School - Admiral

worldkidsschool.com

At a glance

  • Medium play-based center, licensed for 43 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.

What to know

License: 12 months to 6 years (state). They serve: 12 months through 6 years (their website).

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 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jul 29, 2026Nothing cited
  • Sep 23, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 7, 20253 citations
    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Woodchips under outdoor climbing equipment measured 8 inches deep. Climbers were arranged in a way where there were not 6 ft of fallzones from all slides and stairs/ladders.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Child's epi pen and child's inhaler were not labeled with child's first and last name, date prescription was filled, name and contact information of the prescribing health professional, expiration date, dosage amount, and length of time to give the medication, instructions for the administration and storage.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “3 step sanitizing bottles in both preschool rooms were accessible to children, kitchen was unlocked and accessible to children that had cleaning solutions under sink in unlocked cabinet.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • Oct 12, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None7%
  • 1 of 415%This center
  • 2 of 417%
  • 3 of 433%
  • All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 29, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Woodchips under outdoor climbing equipment measured 8 inches deep. Climbers were arranged in a way where there were not 6 ft of fallzones from all slides and stairs/ladders. · March 7, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 7, 2025

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Woodchips under outdoor climbing equipment measured 8 inches deep. Climbers were arranged in a way where there were not 6 ft of fallzones from all slides and stairs/ladders.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Child's epi pen and child's inhaler were not labeled with child's first and last name, date prescription was filled, name and contact information of the prescribing health professional, expiration date, dosage amount, and length of time to give the medication, instructions for the administration and storage.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

3 step sanitizing bottles in both preschool rooms were accessible to children, kitchen was unlocked and accessible to children that had cleaning solutions under sink in unlocked cabinet.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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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
Updates for parents
Regular updates, visual documentation, and curriculum newsletters

How they teach

Play-based, developmental and bilingual

“Kindergarten readiness preparation through a play-based curriculum.”

Details

Phone
(206) 395-8209
Address
3720 California Ave SW, Seattle, 98116
License
PL-27916
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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How they teach

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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

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.

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