Bellevue · Licensed center
Shamrock Montessori
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 97 children.
- Hours 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 29, 20253 citations
Storage of hazardous and maintenance suppliesSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“There were clorox wipes and lotion near the sink and accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
Outdoor early learning program spaceShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“The gates are not self closing.”
WAC 110-300-0145(11)
Immunizations and exempt childrenLong Term. The state’s lowest risk level. Fix within 20 business days, no recheck.
“5 child files were observed, 1 file did not havea CIS form.”
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2)
Oct 16, 20241 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“S.H. does not have child care basics. I.C. does not have a current food card. I.C., T.P., Z.W., Y.Z., W.J., Z.X., X. T., S.H., S.H., C.Y., Y.Z., do not have safe sleep training.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Sep 26, 20233 citations
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Chia-nan (jasmine) Y. does not have updated HIV, CPR/1st aid or food card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
General staff qualificationsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“Y. does not have her education documented/approved in Merit.”
WAC 110-300-0100(7)
In-service trainingShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“I. needs 10 additional training hours for 2022”
WAC 110-300-0107(1)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 67% of 364.
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%
- All 333%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 29, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Serious —
There were clorox wipes and lotion near the sink and accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.
· July 29, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 29, 2025
Outdoor early learning program space
WAC 110-300-0145(11) · Short Term
The gates are not self closing.
Immunizations and exempt children
WAC 110-300-0210(1)(2) · Long Term
5 child files were observed, 1 file did not havea CIS form.
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
There were clorox wipes and lotion near the sink and accessible to the children - staff removed during the visit.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 16, 2024
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
S.H. does not have child care basics. I.C. does not have a current food card. I.C., T.P., Z.W., Y.Z., W.J., Z.X., X. T., S.H., S.H., C.Y., Y.Z., do not have safe sleep training.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 26, 2023
WAC 110-300-0100(7) · Short Term
Y. does not have her education documented/approved in Merit.
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Chia-nan (jasmine) Y. does not have updated HIV, CPR/1st aid or food card.
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What it costs
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A day here
8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals and sleep
- Meals
- Infants: morning snack and lunch served to those on solids, at child-sized tables with a focus on self-feeding; bottle feeding for those who need it
- Sleep
- Scheduled nap 12:00-2:00 p.m. with an afternoon nap/free-activity period; infants follow their individual rhythms
How they teach
Montessori
“a Montessori education rooted in Christian faith, hope, and love”
Details
- Phone
- (425) 998-7626
- Address
- 902 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, 98005
- License
- PL-82987
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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 October 2026 shamrockmh.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, Sleep — Checked September 2026 shamrockmh.com/…/ecf490_e13d0db757114d9ea3fe6336c7f91d4e.pdf
- Hours — Checked September 2026 shamrockmh.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 shamrockmh.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 shamrockmh.com
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.