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Bothell · Licensed family home

Children's Choice Montessori

At a glance

  • Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 13 years (state).

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 both of its licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 13, 20241 citation
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Child A.S. has a listed egg allergy; no documentation on-site.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

  • Aug 30, 20231 citation
    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Child lock was not working at time of visit giving children access to chemicals.”

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

The state cited rules at both of this home's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected twice had fewer: 62% of 214.

How all 214 Seattle-area family homes inspected twice compare

Of the 214 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None21%
  • 1 of 241%
  • Both38%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 13, 2024
On file
2 visits since August 2023 — both cited findings
Most serious
Serious — Child A.S. has a listed egg allergy; no documentation on-site. · September 13, 2024

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

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 13, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Child A.S. has a listed egg allergy; no documentation on-site.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 30, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Child lock was not working at time of visit giving children access to chemicals.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(425) 533-7777
Area
Bothell, 98021This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-79174

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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).

Details

Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.

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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