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Issaquah Montessori School

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 92 children.

What to know

License: birth 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

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in October 2025 the state found it valid and cited 1 rule. The state also cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since July 2023.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

  • Received Jul 18, 2025Valid complaint, 1 rule citedresolved Oct 14, 2025
    • Supervising childrenSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “The teachers supervising the children in the playground didn't notice when two children crawled under the fence and left the playground.”

        WAC 110-300-0345(5)(c)

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

  • Mar 31, 20265 citations
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Outlets near the sink in the Maple classroom are GFCI but not tamper-resistant.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child doesn't have current individual care plan for his allergy, no medical form for one of the medications.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child with egg allergy who needs Benadryl didn't have medication.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Child with Epi-pen missing side effects of medication on the medical form. No medical form for Benadryl for the same child.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Bleach accessible to children under the sink in the Cub's classroom.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • Sep 10, 20243 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “0816(1) Child DD missing individual care plan. Child LD and IS missing individual care plans.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1), WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Children KW, and LD missing Benadryl.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1), WAC 110-300-0186(2)

    • Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Area under the swing does not have 9 inches of wood chips.”

        WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

  • Jul 7, 20235 citations
    • MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Medication form/individual care plan missing parent signatures.”

        WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)

    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Plastic bags accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d)

    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Entrance gate for the Maple classroom requires special knowledge to open (it opens from the outside) and another gate requiring special knowledge outside the second exit door.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

    • First-aid—CPR certification and suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “First aid kit with over the counter medication stored in an emergency bag which is kept under the light table in the classroom and accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0230(2)(b)

    • Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
      • “Maple room kitchen area/door open and accessible to children. Door leading to the upstairs area unlocked. Lawn mower stored in an area accessible to children.”

        WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b), WAC 110-300-0260(5)

The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.

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%
  • All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
March 31, 2026
On file
3 visits since July 2023 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — Outlets near the sink in the Maple classroom are GFCI but not tamper-resistant. · March 31, 2026

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

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · March 31, 2026

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(5)(b) · Serious

Outlets near the sink in the Maple classroom are GFCI but not tamper-resistant.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

Child doesn't have current individual care plan for his allergy, no medical form for one of the medications.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Child with egg allergy who needs Benadryl didn't have medication.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

Child with Epi-pen missing side effects of medication on the medical form. No medical form for Benadryl for the same child.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

Bleach accessible to children under the sink in the Cub's classroom.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Complaint 2 valid issues

Complaint · Received July 18, 2025 · Resolved October 14, 2025

Supervising children

WAC 110-300-0345(5)(c) · Serious

The teachers supervising the children in the playground didn't notice when two children crawled under the fence and left the playground.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 10, 2024

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

0816(1) Child DD missing individual care plan. Child LD and IS missing individual care plans.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) / 110-300-0186(2) · Serious

Children KW, and LD missing Benadryl.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

Area under the swing does not have 9 inches of wood chips.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · July 7, 2023

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious

Medication form/individual care plan missing parent signatures.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Plastic bags accessible to children.

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Entrance gate for the Maple classroom requires special knowledge to open (it opens from the outside) and another gate requiring special knowledge outside the second exit door.

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(2)(b) · Serious

First aid kit with over the counter medication stored in an emergency bag which is kept under the light table in the classroom and accessible to children.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Maple room kitchen area/door open and accessible to children. Door leading to the upstairs area unlocked. Lawn mower stored in an area accessible to children.

Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(425) 557-7705
Address
24326 SE Issaquah Fall City Road, Sammamish, 98029
License
PL-4943
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 5

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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).

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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