Snoqualmie · Licensed center
MorningStar Montessori School
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 58 children.
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 8, 20263 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There are several staff members with expired food handler's cards.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The medication paperwork was not filled out completely.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The epi-pen did not have the prescription label with the medication.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Apr 25, 20251 citation
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The epi-pen in the toddler room did not have the prescription with it. There was one allergy medication form that was not complete in the toddler room.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i)
Mar 27, 20243 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“No documentation that the staff were trained on the medication for the epi-pen.”
WAC 110-300-0186(2)
MedicationSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Many of the diaper creams were not labled with children's full names.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Center has safety door knob covers on the doors out of the toddler room. In the toddler room the secondary exit is blocked by chairs and there is a baby gate blocking the entrance to the space.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a), WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.
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%
- All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- May 8, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
There are several staff members with expired food handler's cards.
· May 8, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
May 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · May 8, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
There are several staff members with expired food handler's cards.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
The epi-pen did not have the prescription label with the medication.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 25, 2025
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious
The epi-pen in the toddler room did not have the prescription with it. There was one allergy medication form that was not complete in the toddler room.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 27, 2024
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(2) · Serious
No documentation that the staff were trained on the medication for the epi-pen.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
Many of the diaper creams were not labled with children's full names.
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
Center has safety door knob covers on the doors out of the toddler room. In the toddler room the secondary exit is blocked by chairs and there is a baby gate blocking the entrance to the space.
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What it costs
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How they teach
Montessori
“All the materials in a Montessori classroom are organized into the following major curriculum areas”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 369-1005
- Address
- 34605 SE Swenson Dr., Snoqualmie, 98065
- License
- PL-25180
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 morningstarus.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
Details
- Phone — Checked April 2026 morningstarus.com
- Website — Checked July 2026 morningstarus.com
- Address, Quality program — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked April 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 morningstarus.com
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; 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.