Bothell · Licensed center
Close Reach Academy
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 48 children.
- Hours 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition Toddler $1,905, preschool $1,630 a month, full time. See costs
Also changed: toddler and preschool prices
Toddler: now $1,905 a month; was $1,825 (+$80, +4.4%).
Preschool: now $1,630 a month; was $1,560 (+$70, +4.5%). Seen in September 2026.
Is this normal? 8 of 42 Seattle centers we checked this summer and again this fall raised their prices. Too few to say how much a typical rise is.
Based on 42 Seattle centers whose own websites listed a price this summer and again this fall.
Why this happens
Across the country, child care prices rise most at the start of the school year. In federal price data from 2007 to 2025, August and September carried about half of a typical year’s increase.
Ask them: when the new price takes effect, whether it applies to families already enrolled, and when the next increase is planned.
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 16, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 12, 20241 citation
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One teacher has not completed the BBP's training. 110-300-0106(12) Three staff members were observed to not have current food worker cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Sep 28, 20232 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Cleaning and sanitizing bottles were accessible to children in care.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“A staff member who was caring for children in care does not have a current completed PBC application.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
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%
- 2 of 335%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 16, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0106(10) One teacher has not completed the BBP's training. 110-300-0106(12) Three staff members were observed to not have current food worker cards.
· September 12, 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 12, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
110-300-0106(10) One teacher has not completed the BBP's training. 110-300-0106(12) Three staff members were observed to not have current food worker cards.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 28, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
110-300-0260(1)(a) Cleaning and sanitizing bottles were accessible to children in care.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
110-300-0105(2) A staff member who was caring for children in care does not have a current completed PBC application.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
Close Reach AcademyBefore the changeMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $805 to $1,210 a month
- Siblings
- Additional siblings receive a 5% discount on tuition rates, applied to the equal or lesser tuition amount(s) (full-time students only)
A day here
6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day, part-time
Who cares for your child
Ashlie Thorp (Director of Education at the Arlington Campus) two years there, Dr. Jennifer Pelissero (Executive Director), 15 years in early childhood, Michelle Herrera (Director of the Kenmore Campus), 15 years in early childhood and Dr. Craig Pelissero (Director of Operations), 13 years in early childhood.
2 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (206) 496-6428
- Address
- 9500 NE 191st Street, Bothell, 98011
- License
- PL-7547
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
Who cares for your child
- Staff closereachacademy.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 closereachacademy.org
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
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 closereachacademy.org
What changed
closereachacademy.org/close-reach-academy-arlington-campus, saved July 11, 2026, and again September 26, 2026
Day care and preschool prices, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007 to 2025, read October 9, 2026
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 closereachacademy.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.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.