Licensed center

Joyous Town Preschool 2

A Montessori center, licensed for 32 children. Infant rooms have one adult per three children, under Washington’s limit of four. Mrs. Lois (Principal/Owner) has been there since 2015. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 207 of 218 similar-size Seattle-area centers.

How they teach

Montessori

“01 Montessori and STEAM based curriculum”In their words. joyoustown.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 five 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 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)).

Mrs. Lois (Principal/Owner) since 2015, Mrs. Joyce (Pre-K Lead Teacher), 30 years in early childhood and Ms. Semayat (Support Staff), 5 years in early childhood. Thirteen other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Of 2,391 Seattle-area providers, 61 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.

What it costs

Not published

Shortlist can ask Joyous Town Preschool 2 for what it has not published: what it costs, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.

What the state has found

No complaint investigation has found a violation since February 2023

207: none11: one to four0: five or more

The 218 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.

Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Joyous Town Preschool 2 (32 children) is compared with centers its size.

Routine visits: 1 of 1 cited something

Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). One visit is too few to read as a pattern.

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
July 28, 2026
On file
1 visit, July 2026 — it cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serious — At the time of inspection, licensors observed that some storage rooms are accessible. · July 28, 2026

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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 28, 2026

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious

At the time of inspection, licensors observed that some storage rooms are accessible.

Report (PDF)

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Details

Website
joyoustown.com
Address
105 NE 193rd St
License
PL-86663, active
Ages
3 months to 6 (Edmonds location)
Established
2015

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

Who cares for your child

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

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