Kenmore · Licensed center
Childrens School and Montessori
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 27 children.
What to know
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 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 11, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 12, 2024Nothing cited
Sep 28, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were cleaning products in a lower cupboard that was not locked, and accessible to children in care.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%This center
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 11, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0260(1)(a) There were cleaning products in a lower cupboard that was not locked, and accessible to children in care.
· September 28, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 28, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
110-300-0260(1)(a) There were cleaning products in a lower cupboard that was not locked, and accessible to children in care.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Meals
- Full-day students bring lunch from home; a snack is provided for children in extended care
Outdoors
- Outdoors
- Outside time at drop-off (9:00-9:20) and outdoor recess at 11:30 on a large playground
Who cares for your child
Bobbi Jakubiak since 1993 and Mary Carlson since 1993.
33 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (425) 483-1659
- Address
- 19804 55th Ave NE, Kenmore, 98028
- License
- PL-1161
- Established
- 1993
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Sources and dates
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Who cares for your child
- Staff childrensschool.us
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
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors — Checked September 2026 childrensschool.us
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 childrensschool.us
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked September 2026 childrensschool.us
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.