ZIP 98037 · Licensed center
Orchidpeaks Montessori
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 20 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Tuition $1,350 to $1,450 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
Program news
The state’s license allowed 26 children in June. Since October it allows 20.
From the state’s licensing record. Shortlist last read it on November 4, 2026.
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 3 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 15, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 28, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 30, 20231 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was an upper cabinet in a restroom used by children that contained items labeled "keep out of reach of children" that did not have a lock that could be accessible to children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This center
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 15, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
There was an upper cabinet in a restroom used by children that contained items labeled "keep out of reach of children" that did not have a lock that could be accessible to children.
· October 30, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 30, 2023
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There was an upper cabinet in a restroom used by children that contained items labeled "keep out of reach of children" that did not have a lock that could be accessible to children.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
What it costs
$1,350 to $1,450 a month
Seattle-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day (morning)
- $1,100 a month
- Application fee
- $100
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Light snacks with veggies and fruits provided
- Schedule
- Half-day, full-day, extended-day
How they teach
Montessori
“in full accordance with traditional Montessori philosophy”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 835-0644
- Address
- 16715 52nd Ave W Ste F/g, 98037
- License
- PL-81104
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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 August 2026 orchidpeaks.com
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 orchidpeaks.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
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 orchidpeaks.com
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 orchidpeaks.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 orchidpeaks.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 orchidpeaks.com
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.