Seattle · Licensed center
Montessori School of Seattle
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 20 children.
- Tuition Preschool $2,940 a month, full time. See costs
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 12, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 20, 20244 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“need to get individual care plan for food allergy and signed by DR.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“epi pen needs perscription and or box with perscription label.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Center capacity, ratio, and group sizeSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“upon arrival to monitor visit it was found that there were 18 children in the classroom. This is over capacity of the 14 children maxium stated on the license.”
WAC 110-300-0356(3)
Training requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15. Serious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“staff need to get first aid training. one staff missing current food handlers card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Sep 7, 20231 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff needs to do first aid/CPR training in person/hands on. Licensor was shown an online renewal. Directors need to get food handlers cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).
How all 364 Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 364 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 321%
- 2 of 335%This center
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- December 12, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
need to get individual care plan for food allergy and signed by DR.
· September 20, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · September 20, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
need to get individual care plan for food allergy and signed by DR.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
epi pen needs perscription and or box with perscription label.
Center capacity, ratio, and group size
WAC 110-300-0356(3) · Serious
upon arrival to monitor visit it was found that there were 18 children in the classroom. This is over capacity of the 14 children maxium stated on the license.
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
staff need to get first aid training. one staff missing current food handlers card.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 7, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Staff needs to do first aid/CPR training in person/hands on. Licensor was shown an online renewal. Directors need to get food handlers cards.
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What it costs
Montessori School of SeattleMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day
- $735 to $1,470 a month
A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day and half-day (morning or afternoon), 2, 3 or 5 days per week
How they teach
Montessori
“The Montessori Method is an educational approach designed to take full advantage of the child's self motivation and unique abilities.”
Details
- Phone
- (206) 325-0497
- Address
- 720 18th Ave E, Seattle, 98112
- License
- PL-79090
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 montessorischoolofseattle.com
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price — Checked June 2026 montessorischoolofseattle.com/…/MSS-Enrollment-Form-22627.pdf
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
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 montessorischoolofseattle.com
- Schedule — Checked September 2026 montessorischoolofseattle.com/…/MSS-Enrollment-Form-2627.pdf
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 montessorischoolofseattle.com
- Address — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.