Bellevue · Licensed family home
Ready Montessori Academy
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 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 13, 20261 citation
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The emergency exit sliding door was locked - the provider unlocked during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)
Aug 26, 20252 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In the main childcare room there are 4 windows that have blinds with pull cords. There is 1 window in the nap room that has a blind with pull cords.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There was shampoo, soap and a razor in the shower/tub and it was accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- Feb 27, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 12, 20241 citation
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“In the bathroom there was a drawer and cabinet that had mouthwash, deodorant, hairspray, lotion and scissors that were not locked and accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
- Oct 26, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 5 inspections. Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 22% had fewer, 30% the same, and 48% more (97 family homes).
How all 97 Seattle-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 97 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 57%
- 2 of 58%
- 3 of 530%This home
- 4 of 526%
- All 523%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 13, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
The emergency exit sliding door was locked - the provider unlocked during the visit.
· October 13, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 13, 2026
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious
The emergency exit sliding door was locked - the provider unlocked during the visit.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 26, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious
In the main childcare room there are 4 windows that have blinds with pull cords. There is 1 window in the nap room that has a blind with pull cords.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There was shampoo, soap and a razor in the shower/tub and it was accessible to the children - the provider removed during the visit.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 12, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
In the bathroom there was a drawer and cabinet that had mouthwash, deodorant, hairspray, lotion and scissors that were not locked and accessible to the children.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 615-1240
- Address
- 16011 SE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA 98008
- License
- PL-83495
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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, Website, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license, Address — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.