Issaquah · Licensed center
Evergreen Academy - Issaquah
At a glance
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 167 children.
- Evergreen Academy: owned by Primavera Holdings (private equity).
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 May 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 15, 2026Nothing cited
Nov 12, 20242 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“P.P. have expired food worker's card. H.J. expired food worker's card. Renewed the same day (11/12/24) S.D. missing food worker's card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“One of the bathrooms had a large plastic bag covering the toilet seat. There were some plastic bags accesible to children under the diaper changing table. All bags were removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)
May 29, 20245 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Need to ensure that medication forms for diaper cream and sunscreen is completely filled out (expiration dates, start and stop date etc.) signed and dated with day and year. Some staff are missing Basic/Initial STARS and upon review do not have the DCYF medication training. In Room 111 it was observed that there was moisturizing cream for several children by the sink and accessible to all children.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(c)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Roller shades on windows had hardware on the wall to manuever cording but the cording was still loose. Equipment cording in rooms observed to be accessible to children and can form looping. In rooms heavy items stored on shelving units and above cubbies were not secure. Chipping paint was observed in door frames, window sills, and on montessori number rods and blocks. Room 109 water exceeded 120 degrees degrees one sink was at 125.2 and 122.9.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Room 111 was observed to have a small bottle of Dawn soap and a Magic Eraser sponge by the sink accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Files reviewed: Staff member: D.A.S was missing documentation in MERIT of Basic/Initial STARS and Health and Safety Training via the DCYF Portal listed under WAC 110-300-0106. F.A was missing Basic/Initial STARS. She completed Safe Sleep listed under WAC 110-300-0106 but is missing all the rest of the Health and Safety Training via the DCYF Portal listed under WAC 110-300-0106, All staff files were missing documentation of a current BBP training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4), WAC 110-300-0106(8)
Bottle preparationShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Bottles in one infant room was missing dates.”
WAC 110-300-0280(1)
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 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
P.P. have expired food worker's card. H.J. expired food worker's card. Renewed the same day (11/12/24) S.D. missing food worker's card.
· November 12, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 12, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
P.P. have expired food worker's card. H.J. expired food worker's card. Renewed the same day (11/12/24) S.D. missing food worker's card.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
One of the bathrooms had a large plastic bag covering the toilet seat. There were some plastic bags accesible to children under the diaper changing table. All bags were removed during the visit.
May 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · May 29, 2024
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) / 110-300-0215(3)(c) · Serious
Need to ensure that medication forms for diaper cream and sunscreen is completely filled out (expiration dates, start and stop date etc.) signed and dated with day and year. Some staff are missing Basic/Initial STARS and upon review do not have the DCYF medication training. In Room 111 it was observed that there was moisturizing cream for several children by the sink and accessible to all children.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Roller shades on windows had hardware on the wall to manuever cording but the cording was still loose. Equipment cording in rooms observed to be accessible to children and can form looping. In rooms heavy items stored on shelving units and above cubbies were not secure. Chipping paint was observed in door frames, window sills, and on montessori number rods and blocks. Room 109 water exceeded 120 degrees degrees one sink was at 125.2 and 122.9.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Room 111 was observed to have a small bottle of Dawn soap and a Magic Eraser sponge by the sink accessible to children.
WAC 110-300-0106(4) / 110-300-0106(8) · Serious / Short Term
Files reviewed: Staff member: D.A.S was missing documentation in MERIT of Basic/Initial STARS and Health and Safety Training via the DCYF Portal listed under WAC 110-300-0106. F.A was missing Basic/Initial STARS. She completed Safe Sleep listed under WAC 110-300-0106 but is missing all the rest of the Health and Safety Training via the DCYF Portal listed under WAC 110-300-0106, All staff files were missing documentation of a current BBP training.
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What it costs
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A day here
- Updates for parents
- Parent app for sharing photos, updates, and class directories (all Evergreen Academy schools)
How they teach
Montessori
“In our Montessori schools, we choose teachers who are experts in child development and the Montessori method.”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 391-8743
- Address
- 3601 228th Ave SE, Issaquah, 98029
- License
- PL-16795
- Established
- 2012
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 evergreenacademy.com
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
- Updates for parents — Checked September 2026 evergreenacademy.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 evergreenacademy.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 evergreenacademy.com
- Established — Checked September 2026 evergreenacademy.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 springeducationgroup.com
Spring Education Group, which runs Evergreen Academy, says on its own site that it is majority-owned by investment funds administered by Primavera Holdings Limited, an investment firm based in Hong Kong. springeducationgroup.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.