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Ima – Eastgate Campus

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At a glance

  • Medium Montessori center, licensed for 100 children.
  • Hours 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.

What to know

License: 12 months to 6 years (state). They serve: 12 months to 5 years (Toddler, Montessori Preschool, Pre-K, Mandarin Immersion) (their website).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in November 2025 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2023.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

  • Received Aug 20, 2025Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Nov 25, 2025

    • “Allegation that 14 month old was wrapped too tightly in a blanket (restraining her), was red in the face, drenched in sweat, and was screaming. Allegation that staff was too aggressive with 14 month old when patting her. Report that 14 month old had scratches on her belly.”

      The state’s description of the complaint

    • Prohibited behavior and discipline, and physical separation of childrenSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Licensor reviewed video footage of the incident and observed staff member wrap two children tightly with their blankets which resulted in their movement being restricted. Licensor also observed staff member patting child in an aggressive manner.”

        WAC 110-300-0331(1)

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, 139 (67%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 68 (33%) have one or more, as this center does.

How all 207 similar-size centers compare

Of the 207 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 115 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None67%
  • One or more33%This center

Licensing inspections

  • Dec 11, 20251 citation
    • Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “(11) The two exit gates on the playground were not self-closing or self-latching.”

        WAC 110-300-0145(11)

  • Nov 18, 2024Nothing cited
  • Feb 14, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jun 13, 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
December 11, 2025
On file
4 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — Licensor reviewed video footage of the incident and observed staff member wrap two children tightly with their blankets which resulted in their movement being restricted. Licensor also observed staff member patting child in an aggressive manner. · September 9, 2025

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

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 11, 2025

Outdoor early learning program space

WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term

(11) The two exit gates on the playground were not self-closing or self-latching.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · Received August 20, 2025 · Resolved November 25, 2025

“Allegation that 14 month old was wrapped too tightly in a blanket (restraining her), was red in the face, drenched in sweat, and was screaming. Allegation that staff was too aggressive with 14 month old when patting her. Report that 14 month old had scratches on her belly.”

The state’s description of the complaint

Prohibited behavior and discipline, and physical separation of children

WAC 110-300-0331(1) · Serious

Licensor reviewed video footage of the incident and observed staff member wrap two children tightly with their blankets which resulted in their movement being restricted. Licensor also observed staff member patting child in an aggressive manner.

Report (PDF)

Nov 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Feb 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

Deposit
$1,000

A day here

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round

Updates for parents and schedule
Updates for parents
Procare app for updates, photos, and daily activities (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Full-time and part-time

How they teach

Montessori and bilingual

“our Eastgate Montessori school classrooms follow a deeply child-centered, AMI -aligned Montessori curriculum”

Who cares for your child

Tenika Eddings (School Leader, IMA, Eastgate), 12 years in early childhood.

Policies

Enrollment
Enrollment is secured by signing an enrollment contract and paying a $1000 enrollment deposit (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Phone
(425) 223-5798
Address
14929 SE Allen Rd., Bellevue, 98006
License
PL-6007
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

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

Policies

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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