Living Montessori Education Community

Center · Bellevue · 2445 140th Ave NE Ste B-200

What kind of place is this?

Size 241 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Will it fit our family?

Ages served infant age (10 months old) through sixth grade

What will it cost us?

Application fee $150

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 10, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousM.E., J.J. pauleen, Y.Y., D.E., Swetha, and Aliya do not have food cards. Date Disputed Date Disputed · February 10, 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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · February 10, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

M.D., Y.L.M., J.P.M., S.T., Y.T., and Chandni X do not have safe sleep training. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

M.E., J.J. pauleen, Y.Y., D.E., Swetha, and Aliya do not have food cards. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

There were 2 large brooms (janitorial equipment) in the Orchard and Sequoia rooms accessible to the children.

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

Report (PDF)

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · April 23, 2025

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

Renu does not have food card. Tiffany and Jessica needs safe sleep training.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

There are not enogh playchips under the climbing play structures.

Safe food practices

WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term

Some of the opened food were not dated - provider corrected during the visit.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 8, 2023

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(4) · Serious

Tiffany bevans completed CCB prior toOctober 2018 and needs the following trainings: HIV, food card, reporting suspected child abuse, emergency preparedness, identifying shaken baby syndrome, children experiencing homelessness, safe sleep and medication management. Staff were serving foods and Janet and Yanet were giving bottles and they do not have food cards. Kitchen staff do have food cards. Most of the staff do not have safe sleep training

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Living Montessori Education Community hasn’t published

A typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the five findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in February 2026.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, teaching approach.

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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