Licensed center
Columbia Crest Montessori Lake Stevens
A Montessori center, licensed for 214 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 135 of 210 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
How they teach
Montessori
“At Columbia Crest Montessori, we combine the proven principles of Montessori education with key aspects of 21st-century learning.”In their words. columbiacrestmontessori.org, September 2026
One of 60 Seattle-area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 256 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Columbia Crest Montessori Lake Stevens for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long, what it costs and a typical day. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
135: none66: one to four9: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 115 to 323 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Columbia Crest Montessori Lake Stevens (214 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 0 of 2 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two 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
- September 9, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since February 2026 — both cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
A day here
- Hours
- 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM
Details
- Website
- columbiacrestmontessori.org
- Address
- 8910 Vernon Rd
- License
- PL-86294, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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All checked September 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — columbiacrestmontessori.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Hours — columbiacrestmontessori.org
Details
- Website — columbiacrestmontessori.org
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov