Burien · Licensed center
Creative Minds Academy LLC
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 33 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
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 both of its licensing inspections since February 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 28, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Licensor observed window blind with and pull cord and inner cords in the middle classrroom. Licensor gave TA to director od examples of making cords inaccessible to children. Cords may be retrofitted.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Upon arrival, licensor observed the emergency exit the back classroom, partially blocked by stack of carpet squares. This was removed during the licensing inspection, no recheck need for this item.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
Feb 27, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Dishwasher detergent pods, Disinfectant spays and wipes observed in serveral locations of this center that are accessible to children (in hallway next to bathroom, underneath sink cabinet, and on low shelves in classrooms). Licensor gave TA to teachers present that items should be made inaccessible). WAC 110-300-0260(5): Plungers and toilet brushes will need to be removed from all child bathrooms to be inaccessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5), WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at both of this center's 2 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected twice had fewer: 68% of 78.
How all 78 Seattle-area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 78 Seattle-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None31%
- 1 of 237%
- Both32%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 28, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since February 2024 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed window blind with and pull cord and inner cords in the middle classrroom. Licensor gave TA to director od examples of making cords inaccessible to children. Cords may be retrofitted.
· April 28, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 28, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed window blind with and pull cord and inner cords in the middle classrroom. Licensor gave TA to director od examples of making cords inaccessible to children. Cords may be retrofitted.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Upon arrival, licensor observed the emergency exit the back classroom, partially blocked by stack of carpet squares. This was removed during the licensing inspection, no recheck need for this item.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 27, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) / 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a): Dishwasher detergent pods, Disinfectant spays and wipes observed in serveral locations of this center that are accessible to children (in hallway next to bathroom, underneath sink cabinet, and on low shelves in classrooms). Licensor gave TA to teachers present that items should be made inaccessible). WAC 110-300-0260(5): Plungers and toilet brushes will need to be removed from all child bathrooms to be inaccessible to children.
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What it costs
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A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day, half-day
How they teach
Montessori
“Creative Montessori was launched in 2002 by Will and Yvette Henricus with the mission of providing Burien children with a world-class Montessori education.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 246-1196
- Address
- 2130 SW 152nd St, Burien, 98166
- License
- PL-3996
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, ratios and staff, 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
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 creativemindsacademy.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, Calendar, Schedule — Checked September 2026 creativemindsacademy.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 creativemindsacademy.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 creativemindsacademy.org
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.