Ima - West Bellevue Campus

Center · Bellevue · 2227 112th Ave. NE

What kind of place is this?

Size 102 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.
Approach montessori, bilingual

In the program’s own words

“our West Bellevue classrooms follow an authentic Montessori model inspired by Dr. Maria Montessori , offering students meaningful, hands-on learning that develops independence, concentration, problem-solving, and academic foundations that children carry for life” intlmontessoriacademy.com, August 2026
“Mandarin immersion is offered across all programs, giving students daily exposure to a second language during their most sensitive years for language development and cognitive growth.” intlmontessoriacademy.com, July 2026

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Ages served 12 months through 2nd grade
Hours 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Days / week 5
Schedule Full-time and part-time programs available

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
November 19, 2025
On file
4 visits since November 2022 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious(1) A child who is allergic to eggs was missing food that could be substituted for eggs in their allergy plan. · January 9, 2025

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 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 19, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term

(2)(c) There was a charger and a pencil sharpener cord that were accessible to the children in the Pre-K Immersion classroom.

Report (PDF)

Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 9, 2025

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(2) · Short Term

(2) There was no fire inspection form from 2024 provided for licensor to review.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

(1) A child who is allergic to eggs was missing food that could be substituted for eggs in their allergy plan.

Report (PDF)

Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 12, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Karley needs a food handlers card

Report (PDF)

Nov 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Ima - West Bellevue Campus hasn’t published

Cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the two findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in January 2025.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

Sources and dates

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What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

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