Licensed center
Montessori Academy at Spring Valley
A Montessori center, licensed for 87 children. No complaint investigation has found a violation here, true of 150 of 203 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
Montessori
“your child will experience all of the benefits of an authentic Montessori education”In their words. springvalley.org, 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
Not published
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Montessori Academy at Spring Valley for what it has not published: 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
150: none52: one to four1: five or more
The 203 Seattle-area centers licensed for 71 to 114 children, the size band this one falls in, as of September 26, 2026.
Larger centers have more complaint investigations, so Montessori Academy at Spring Valley (87 children) is compared with centers its size.
Routine visits: 2 of 3 cited something
Across Seattle-area centers, the state cites something at about 2 in 3 routine visits (1,966 visits). Three 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
- January 22, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) Licensor observed the outdoor play area the director stated the daycare uses. It was observed the fall zones for the climbing equipment and swings were less than six feet. Risk
· December 17, 2024
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.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · December 17, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) Licensor observed the outdoor play area the director stated the daycare uses. It was observed the fall zones for the climbing equipment and swings were less than six feet. Risk
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
110-300-0166(3)(a) Licensor observed the emergency exit doors locked from the inside of the building in the preschool and after-school care rooms. 110-300-0166(3)(c) Licensor observed the emergency exit in the after-school room blocked while children are in care.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Serious / Short Term
110-300-0106(11) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed some staff did not have current first-aid and CPR certification. CPR and first-aid training must be delivered in person and include a hands-on component that is demonstrated in front of an instructor certified by a nationally recognized certification program. 110-300-0106(12) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed the staff did not have a current food worker card. Licensor could not verify in physical file. 110-300-0106(3) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed some of the staff did not have their child care basic completed within three months of hire.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 26, 2023
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
Blinds/window coverings in classrooms have cords and are not retrofitted Electronic cords are accessible to children and pose a hazard of forming a loop around a child's neck
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious
Janitorial equipment is accessible to children in bathrooms
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
1 staff does not have CCB and does not have education verified for MACTE Staff do not have DCYF trainings: families experiencing homelessness, emergency & disaster preparedness, abusive head trauma, mandated reporter, medication management, and immunizations (for those that recieve and verifiy child immunization records)
A day here
Not published
Details
- Website
- springvalley.org
- Address
- 36605 Pacific Hwy S
- License
- PL-8335, active
- Established
- 1951
- Ownership
- Non-profit
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — springvalley.org
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 — springvalley.org
- Address, License — data.wa.gov
- Established — irp.cdn-website.com
- Ownership — projects.propublica.org