Seattle · Licensed family home
Montessori First, LLC
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 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2022. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 18, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 24, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 5, 20232 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Per Merit, staff have expired blood born pathogens training which needs to be renewed annually per L & I.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Provider has an expired food handler card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Jun 17, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times had more: 87% of 97 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 57%This home
- 2 of 58%
- 3 of 530%
- 4 of 526%
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 28, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Per Merit, staff have expired blood born pathogens training which needs to be renewed annually per L & I.
· December 5, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 5, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Per Merit, staff have expired blood born pathogens training which needs to be renewed annually per L & I.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 949-2241
- Area
- Seattle, 98118This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82127
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, Website, License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.