Licensed center
Avocado Montessori Academy Bldg 1
A center, licensed for 29 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 Avocado Montessori Academy Bldg 1 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 Avocado Montessori Academy Bldg 1 (29 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 2 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
- August 20, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
(1)(a)(b) The wood chips under the swings and a climbing structure in the playground to the right of the building were not at least 9 inches deep.
· August 20, 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.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 20, 2025
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
(1)(a)(b) The wood chips under the swings and a climbing structure in the playground to the right of the building were not at least 9 inches deep.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
(5) There was a vacuum in an unlocked storage closet in the Elephant classroom that was accessible to the children.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 3, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
(3)(a) The exit gate to the left of bldg 1 is not able to be opened without special knowledge. You have to lift a latch and then open the door instead of being able to open the door in one motion.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
(1)(a) There was bleach and soap in a cabinet under the counter in the kitchen area in the Elephant room that was accessible to the children because the lock was broken.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Address
- 1853 115th Ave NE
- License
- PL-81835, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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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, Quality program — data.wa.gov