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Pacific First Montessori

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 61 children.
  • Tuition Infant $3,100, toddler $2,950, preschool $2,425 a month, full time. See costs

What to know

License: birth to 6 years (state). They serve: 3 months through 5 years (their website).

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 August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Mar 10, 2026Nothing cited
  • Apr 16, 20251 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “There is a baby gate that is on the exit path and requires special knowledge to open.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

  • Aug 10, 20232 citations
    • Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Child listed with an Egg and Peanut Allergy, does not have food substitution listed on any allergy plan paperwork. Section to add food allergy substitution is blank.”

        WAC 110-300-0186(1)

    • Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Not all staff have had First Aid or CPR Training or proof that the training was completed. Not all staff are current with BBP Training Meeting state requirements. Not all staff have Food Handlers Training or proof that the training was completed. Not all staff have completed safe sleep training or have expired safe sleep training. One staff has not had child care basics initial training.”

        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 10, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — There is a baby gate that is on the exit path and requires special knowledge to open. · April 16, 2025

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 16, 2025

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

There is a baby gate that is on the exit path and requires special knowledge to open.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 10, 2023

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Child listed with an Egg and Peanut Allergy, does not have food substitution listed on any allergy plan paperwork. Section to add food allergy substitution is blank.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Not all staff have had First Aid or CPR Training or proof that the training was completed. Not all staff are current with BBP Training Meeting state requirements. Not all staff have Food Handlers Training or proof that the training was completed. Not all staff have completed safe sleep training or have expired safe sleep training. One staff has not had child care basics initial training.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

Infant$3,100
Toddler$2,950
Preschool$2,425

Pacific First MontessoriMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 56 infant, 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.

Application fee
$50
Siblings
$150 off per month for an older sibling

A day here

Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (Nov 27 & 28), winter break (Dec 24-Jan 1), MLK Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, summer break (Jun 26-Jul 3), and teacher in-service days

Policies

Enrollment
Annual re-enrollment form and $50 fee required to guarantee a September space; if not returned by the requested date, the child's last day is assumed to be the last day open before the new school year

Details

Phone
(206) 682-6878
Address
1420 5th Ave, 300, 98101
License
PL-13649
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 4

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What it costs

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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Policies

Details

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.

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