Kirkland · Licensed center
Lakeview Montessori School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 140 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Tuition $2,170 to $2,570 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
Also changed: highest full-time, lowest full-time and highest part-time prices
Highest full-time price: now $2,570 a month; was $2,470 (+$100, +4.0%).
Lowest full-time price: now $2,170 a month; was $2,085 (+$85, +4.1%).
Highest part-time price: now $1,270 a month; was $1,220 (+$50, +4.1%). Seen in September 2026.
Is this normal? 8 of 42 Seattle centers we checked this summer and again this fall raised their prices. Too few to say how much a typical rise is.
Based on 42 Seattle centers whose own websites listed a price this summer and again this fall.
Why this happens
Across the country, child care prices rise most at the start of the school year. In federal price data from 2007 to 2025, August and September carried about half of a typical year’s increase.
Ask them: when the new price takes effect, whether it applies to families already enrolled, and when the next increase is planned.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 29, 20262 citations
In-service trainingShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“It was observed that multiple faculty members did not complete 10 hours of STARS training for 2025.”
WAC 110-300-0107(1)
Emergency preparedness planShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“It was observed an emergency drill had not yet been conducted for 2026.”
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b)
- Dec 9, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 10, 20243 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed in preschool classrooms that sunscreen and lotion were accessible to children. These were moved during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff TF and DP do not have cleared background checks.”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Many staff, such as RJ, MH, SK, ST, IS, and NS have not completed Child Care Basics training within 3 months of hire. Trainings 106(4)(5)(7)(9) are included in child care basics. Director JS and BF do not have a current food handler's training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(3), WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Oct 17, 20232 citations
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that one prescription medication and non-prescription were expired.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“It was observed that one bathroom had a plunger accessible to children. This was moved during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(5)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
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%
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 29, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
It was observed in preschool classrooms that sunscreen and lotion were accessible to children. These were moved during the visit.
· July 10, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · July 29, 2026
WAC 110-300-0107(1) · Short Term
It was observed that multiple faculty members did not complete 10 hours of STARS training for 2025.
WAC 110-300-0470(4)(b) · Short Term
It was observed an emergency drill had not yet been conducted for 2026.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 10, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
It was observed in preschool classrooms that sunscreen and lotion were accessible to children. These were moved during the visit.
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
Staff TF and DP do not have cleared background checks.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious / Short Term
Many staff, such as RJ, MH, SK, ST, IS, and NS have not completed Child Care Basics training within 3 months of hire. Trainings 106(4)(5)(7)(9) are included in child care basics. Director JS and BF do not have a current food handler's training.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 17, 2023
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 30, 2026
It was observed that one prescription medication and non-prescription were expired.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 30, 2026
It was observed that one bathroom had a plunger accessible to children. This was moved during the visit.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
$2,170 to $2,570 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day
- $1,270 a month
- Application fee
- $250
A day here
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Half-day (AM or PM class), school day (9:00-3:00), and extended day (8:00-6:00), Monday-Friday
Details
- Phone
- (425) 889-0900
- Address
- 420 6th Street S, Kirkland, 98033
- License
- PL-5613
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked September 2026 lakeviewmontessorischool.com
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
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 lakeviewmontessorischool.com
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 lakeviewmontessorischool.com
What changed
lakeviewmontessorischool.com/page.cfm/schedules-tuition, saved between July 7 and July 10, 2026, and again September 26, 2026
Day care and preschool prices, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007 to 2025, read October 9, 2026
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 lakeviewmontessorischool.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 lakeviewmontessorischool.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.