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Creative Montessori School

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 46 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
  • Tuition $1,716 to $2,032 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 2 years 6 months to 6 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 15, 20261 citation
    • Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.

      • “One child's immunization information could not be located during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)

  • Dec 9, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 26, 2024Nothing cited
  • Sep 28, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 79% of 272 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None7%
  • 1 of 415%This center
  • 2 of 417%
  • 3 of 433%
  • All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 15, 2026
On file
4 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Long Term — One child's immunization information could not be located during the visit. · September 15, 2026

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

Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 15, 2026

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

One child's immunization information could not be located during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

$1,716 to $2,032 a month

Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Half day
$858 a month
Application fee
$100

A day here

7 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week, school year

Schedule
Schedule
Half-day, full-day

Details

Phone
(425) 488-8844
Address
14944 Juanita Drive Northeast, Kenmore, 98028
License
PL-26416
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 2
Established
1978

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What it costs

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).

A day here

Details

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.

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