Redmond · Licensed center
Stepping Stones Montessori Redmond
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 85 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 19, 20262 citations
Preservice requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff person RR was present with an expired background clearence”
WAC 110-300-0105(2)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff person SM has an expired Food Workers card”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Apr 27, 20261 citation
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Followng staff currently are showing expired/not completed Food Workers permits: V.D., S.G., S.V., C.S., Program was unable to confirm they are current at the time of the visit”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
- Apr 16, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 20, 20242 citations
Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Half-height doors between bathrooms and classrooms latch from one side only. Children would not be able to exit on their own if needed; doors are used as emergency exits.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(b)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Staff person S.M. is missing food worker card”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (272 centers).
How all 272 Seattle-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 272 Seattle-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None7%
- 1 of 415%
- 2 of 417%
- 3 of 433%This center
- All 429%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 19, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
110-300-0105(2) Staff person RR was present with an expired background clearence
· October 19, 2026
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 19, 2026
WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious
110-300-0105(2) Staff person RR was present with an expired background clearence
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12) Staff person SM has an expired Food Workers card
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 27, 2026
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
110-300-0106(12) Followng staff currently are showing expired/not completed Food Workers permits: V.D., S.G., S.V., C.S., Program was unable to confirm they are current at the time of the visit
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 20, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(b) · Serious
Half-height doors between bathrooms and classrooms latch from one side only. Children would not be able to exit on their own if needed; doors are used as emergency exits.
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What it costs
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A day here
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Details
- Phone
- (425) 770-3970
- Address
- 17950 NE Union Hill Rd, Redmond, 98052
- License
- PL-80264
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
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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
A day here
- Hours — Checked September 2026 steppingstoneskidsacademy.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 steppingstoneskidsacademy.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked April 2026 data.wa.gov
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.