Seattle · Licensed center
WorldKids School - Upper Fauntleroy
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 93 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Run by a for-profit business.
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 June 2025. The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jan 8, 2025Valid complaintresolved Jun 6, 2025
Received Dec 4, 2024Valid complaintresolved Jan 8, 2025
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, 139 (67%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 41 (20%) have two or more, as this center does.
How all 207 similar-size centers compare
Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None67%
- Fewer than 213%
- 2 or more20%This center
Licensing inspections
- Jul 14, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 9, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 23, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had at least one: 93% of 272.
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%This center
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 14, 2025
- On file
- 4 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.
Jan 2025 Complaint 2 valid issues
Complaint · Received January 8, 2025 · Resolved June 6, 2025
Dec 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received December 4, 2024 · Resolved January 8, 2025
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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
Meals and updates for parents
- Meals
- Healthy meals and snacks
- Updates for parents
- Daily digital updates with photos plus weekly and daily curriculum newsletters (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Play-based, developmental and bilingual
“Our thoughtfully designed program encourages curiosity, creativity, and discovery through engaging, play-based learning.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 395-8209
- Address
- 3601 SW Barton St, Seattle, 98126
- License
- PL-83381
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 3
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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 July 2026 worldkidsschool.com/…/upper-fauntleroy/about
- Approach — Checked October 2026 worldkidsschool.com/schools/upper-fauntleroy
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Ages
A day here
- Meals — Checked September 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Hours — Checked September 2026 worldkidsschool.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License, Quality program — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 worldkidsschool.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
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.