Seattle · Licensed center
Northwest Montessori Woodland Park
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 55 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 2, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 27, 20251 citation
Safe food practicesShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“In one lunch bag a child had cheese in it with no cold pack. In one classroom fridge a bowl of strawberries was not covered, labeled or dated.”
WAC 110-300-0197(4)
Feb 27, 20241 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“3 staff need to complete food handler training. 1 staff need to complete 30hrs. childcare basics or apply for educational exemption. 2 staff missing child abuse/neglect training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4), 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
- March 2, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
3 staff need to complete food handler training. 1 staff need to complete 30hrs. childcare basics or apply for educational exemption. 2 staff missing child abuse/neglect training.
· February 27, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 27, 2025
WAC 110-300-0197(4) · Short Term
In one lunch bag a child had cheese in it with no cold pack. In one classroom fridge a bowl of strawberries was not covered, labeled or dated.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 27, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(4) / 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
3 staff need to complete food handler training. 1 staff need to complete 30hrs. childcare basics or apply for educational exemption. 2 staff missing child abuse/neglect training.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 634-1347
- Address
- 4910 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, 98103
- License
- PL-15552
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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Sources and dates
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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, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 northwestmontessori.org
- Address, Quality program — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- License — Checked March 2026 data.wa.gov
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.