Licensed center
Green River Montessori
A Montessori center, licensed for 94 children. Care for a toddler is $2,250 a month, less than 27 of 44 Seattle-area full-time prices. The state cited something at 1 of 4 routine visits (Seattle-area centers: about 2 in 3). No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 150 of 203 similar-size Seattle-area centers.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 to 323.
How they teach
Montessori
“Our school follows the Montessori Method of teaching.”In their words. grmontessori.com, 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
One adult for every three infants
Fewer children per adult than Washington’s legal limit for infants (birth through 11 months): 1:4 in groups of up to 8, or 1:3 in groups of up to 9 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).
One adult for every four to six toddlers. Fewer children per adult than Washington’s legal limit for toddlers (12 through 29 months): 1:7 in groups of up to 14, or 1:5 in groups of up to 15 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).
One adult for every seven to nine preschoolers. Fewer children per adult than Washington’s legal limit for preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): 1:10 in groups of up to 20 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).
One adult for every twelve school-age children. Fewer children per adult than Washington’s legal limit for school-age children: 1:15 in groups of up to 30 (WAC 110-300-0356(5)).
What it costs
$2,250 a month for a toddler
Lower than 27 of 44 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.
Lower than 57 of 66 Seattle-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Green River MontessoriMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Seattle-area prices as of September 26, 2026. Application fee $150. Prices from their website, September 2026.
What the state has found
No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023
150: none52: one to four1: five or more
The 203 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 114 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Green River Montessori (94 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits).
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
- August 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed corded items accesible to children in eating area. Licensor observed plastic bag items accesible in rm-U3.
· November 2, 2023
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.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 2, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious
Licensor observed corded items accesible to children in eating area. Licensor observed plastic bag items accesible in rm-U3.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed a climbing items that children climb along without appropriate ground cover to absorb falls, as it was grass below the area.
A day here
- Meals
- Mid-morning and afternoon snacks plus a hot lunch provided daily M-Th; sack lunches from home required Fridays and field trips
- Outdoors
- Children go outdoors daily for fresh air and exercise regardless of cold; a child too sick for brief outdoor time is too sick for school
- Sleep
- Scheduled nap/rest for children under 6 in care more than 4 hours; non-sleepers rest quietly 30 minutes with a labeled child-size blanket laundered weekly
- Hours
- 9.5 hours a day
Details
- Website
- grmontessori.com
- Address
- 922 12th St NE
- License
- PL-26827, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 5
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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.
All checked September 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — grmontessori.com
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — grmontessori.com
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — grmontessori.com
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool — grmontessori.com
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
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep — grmontessori.com
Details
- Website — grmontessori.com
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov