Kenmore · Licensed center
Teeter Tots Montessori
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 20 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
Someone reported a concern to the state, and in October 2024 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection and complaint
Complaints the state found valid
Received Jul 22, 2024Valid complaintresolved Oct 22, 2024
Of the 219 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, 195 (89%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 24 (11%) have one or more, as this center does.
How all 219 similar-size centers compare
Of the 219 Seattle-area centers licensed for 6 to 40 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:
- None89%
- One or more11%This center
Licensing inspections
- Feb 11, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 18, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 29, 20233 citations
Food allergies and special dietary needsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Three children with allergies or preferences do not have food plan and/or individual care plan on site.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
Training requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Employee R.H. is missing all DCYF required trainings, to include CPR, 1st Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Initial 30 hours, Food Handlers, etc. Provder reports employee does not currently serve food. The provider reports she will be obtaining the food handlers card if she begins to serve food.”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“The second slide was observed to not have 9 inches of woodchips under it. The individual slide appears to have to be lopsided or not secured evenly. CPSC certification for the playground structure and slide or the professional installation information was not available at the time of visit.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times had more: 68% of 364 had rules cited at 2 or more.
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%This center
- 2 of 335%
- All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- February 11, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Serious —
Three children with allergies or preferences do not have food plan and/or individual care plan on site.
· September 29, 2023
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Jul 2024 Complaint 1 valid issue
Complaint · Received July 22, 2024 · Resolved October 22, 2024
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 29, 2023
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
Three children with allergies or preferences do not have food plan and/or individual care plan on site.
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious
Employee R.H. is missing all DCYF required trainings, to include CPR, 1st Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Initial 30 hours, Food Handlers, etc. Provder reports employee does not currently serve food. The provider reports she will be obtaining the food handlers card if she begins to serve food.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
The second slide was observed to not have 9 inches of woodchips under it. The individual slide appears to have to be lopsided or not secured evenly. CPSC certification for the playground structure and slide or the professional installation information was not available at the time of visit.
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What it costs
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Details
- Phone
- (425) 483-2424
- Address
- 20414 55th Avenue NE, Kenmore, 98028
- License
- PL-21812
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Level 4
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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
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 teetertotsmontessorischool.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Quality program — Checked October 2026 data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 115; 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.