Primrose School of Bothell

Center · Bothell · 17511 Bothell Way NE

What kind of place is this?

Size 179 children licensed Larger than the middle half of Seattle centers, where the middle half licenses 43–121. Measured across 576 Seattle centers, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Chain Primrose Schools
Owner Taurus Capital Partners Owned by private-equity firm Taurus Capital Partners, which acquired Primrose Schools from Roark Capital (Roark held it 2015-2025 and explored a sale in 2024). primroseschools.com

Primrose Schools runs 3 licensed locations in Seattle.

How this compares

Washington DCYF cited something at 3 of the 4 visits below. Across Seattle centers it cites something at about 67% of visits. Each state decides what gets written up, so this compares Seattle with Seattle and never with another state.

Will it fit our family?

Days / week 5

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Level 3
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
July 8, 2026
On file
4 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
SeriousTwo staff persons have expired/withdrawn background checks and were on site during the time of the visit. Date Disputed Date Disputed · July 8, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · July 8, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(8) · Short Term

BM, GM, SS, ATL, and BZ do not have current safe sleep training. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

Two staff persons have expired/withdrawn background checks and were on site during the time of the visit. Date Disputed Date Disputed

In-service training

WAC 110-300-0107(1) · Short Term

Not all staff have completed 10 hours of STARS in 2025. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

In the upstairs PreK room, a window blind cord was not mounted to the wall. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term

It was observed that 4 children's immunizations were not dated within the last 12 months. One immunization record was not on the CIS form.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · July 9, 2025

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

In the PreK 2 room, a window blind tensioner was no longer screwed into the wall.

Fire safety

WAC 110-300-0170(3)(i) · Short Term

The last fire inspection was May 2024. In an upstairs explorer room, the fire extinguisher was last serviced in 2023.

Immunizations and exempt children

WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) / 110-300-0210(3) · Long Term

Not all immunizations were on the CIS form and medically verified. One child's immunization stated "not complete" and a plan was not on file to bring them up to date.

Medication

WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) · Serious

It was observed that two inhalers were not stored with the prescription label. One EpiPen was expired in June 2025 and that prescription label expired in Feb 2025.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2025 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · July 2, 2025 · Resolved July 29, 2025

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2023 Complaint 1 valid issue

Complaint · September 7, 2023 · Resolved November 6, 2023

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · August 8, 2023

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

110-300-0166(3)(a) Two classrooms had a door that was locked from the inside. 110-300-0166(3)(c) Three classrooms had emergency exits that were partially blocked.

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) / 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

110-300-0260(1)(a) Classroom had cleaning/disinfecting spray bottles accessible to children in care. 110-300-0260(5) Classroom had unsecured brooms and dustpans accessible to children in care.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious

110-300-0106(10) Three teachers have not completed BBP training. 110-300-0106(12) Several teachers do not have a current food worker card.

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Primrose School of Bothell hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the seven findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in July 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Will it fit our family

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, schedule, holiday closures.

Licensing and contact

  • State quality rating — Checked April 2026 · data.wa.gov
  • License status — Checked June 2026 · data.wa.gov

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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