Licensed center
Lake Meridian Montessori
A center, licensed for 47 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 182 of 210 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
Not published
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Lake Meridian Montessori for what it has not published: how they teach, who is with the children and for how long, what it costs, hours and late pickup, 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
182: none28: one to four0: five or more
The 210 Seattle-area centers licensed for 41 to 70 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Lake Meridian Montessori (47 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 2 of 2 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Two visits are 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
- April 7, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since March 2024 — both cited findings
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
Licensor observed during the visit Exit door in the toddler rooms was partially blocked
· April 7, 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.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 7, 2025
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Licensor observed during the visit Exit door in the toddler rooms was partially blocked
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Serious
Licensor observed storage are was accessible to childern
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 27, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Fall zone between the climbing wall and cement pad measured at 55" , must be at least 72" and have 9" of ground cover. This does not meet the CPSC guidelines.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Ground cover by the green climbing wall and to the right of the slide measured at 4.5", the wood chips must be at least 9" deep.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Food permits for assistant teachers J.H.V and P.S. are expired. Documentation of first aid/cpr for assistant teacher J.D. not on file.
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- lakemeridianmontessori.com
- Address
- 13125 SE 261st St
- License
- PL-80240, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Website — lakemeridianmontessori.com
- Address, License, Quality program — data.wa.gov