Licensed center
Apple Tree Montessori
A center, licensed for 34 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Apple Tree Montessori for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, 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
207: none11: one to four0: five or more
The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Apple Tree Montessori (34 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three 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
- January 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed Assistant Director Rachelle J did not have a Bloodborne Pathogens uploaded on merit. Lead teacher Karla did not have a current Bloodborne Pathogens on file. 0106 (11) Lead teacher Karla L. had an expired First aid/CPR training. Asst. Teacher Kaylee did not a First aid uploaded on merit. Owner: Kassie W. did not have a current First aid/CPR on file. 0106 (12) Assistant Director Meagan did not have an updated Food handler on file. Lead Teacher Karla L./Owner Kassie W. had an expired Food handler.
· January 10, 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.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 10, 2025
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Licensor observed Assistant Director Rachelle J did not have a Bloodborne Pathogens uploaded on merit. Lead teacher Karla did not have a current Bloodborne Pathogens on file. 0106 (11) Lead teacher Karla L. had an expired First aid/CPR training. Asst. Teacher Kaylee did not a First aid uploaded on merit. Owner: Kassie W. did not have a current First aid/CPR on file. 0106 (12) Assistant Director Meagan did not have an updated Food handler on file. Lead Teacher Karla L./Owner Kassie W. had an expired Food handler.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed rolls of plastic trash bags were stored in a cabinet underneath the sink accessible to children. (immediate corrections: removal of trash bags).
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(1)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed a container of clorox wipes on top of a microwave accessible to children. (immediate corrections: removal of clorox wipes).
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 3333 Griffin Ave
- License
- PL-79234, active
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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.
All checked September 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Address, License — data.wa.gov