Bothell · Licensed center
Whole Earth Montessori
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 103 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Tuition Preschool $1,939 a month, full time. See costs
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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 13, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 9, 20241 citation
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning spaceSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.
“Additional wood chips are needed in both playground areas.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
- Sep 27, 2023Nothing cited
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
- November 13, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Additional wood chips are needed in both playground areas.
· October 9, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 9, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
Additional wood chips are needed in both playground areas.
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What it costs
Whole Earth MontessoriMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 113 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day (morning)
- $1,511 a month
- Application fee
- $100
- Deposit
- $550, not refundable
- Siblings
- 7% discount on the equal or lesser tuition of a concurrently enrolled sibling; 3% discount on the third child
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Meals, sleep and diapers
- Meals
- Students bring their own lunches; a daily snack is provided for early childhood classrooms
- Sleep
- Full and extended day students should be transitioning out of their daily afternoon nap routines
- Diapers
- Children must be fully potty trained; pull-ups and diapers not allowed
How they teach
Montessori
“The Montessori method concentrates on the specific developmental needs of the child.”
Who cares for your child
Dianna Galante (Founder) since 1986, Joseph Galante (Co-Director) since 2005 and Nidhi Oberoi (Director) since 2017.
40 years · Seattle-area median 13, among 77 that publish
Policies
- Enrollment
- 30 days written notice to withdraw, with tuition owed through the notice period; priority enrollment for returning students, graduates and siblings, and students with Montessori experience
Details
- Phone
- (425) 486-3037
- Address
- 2930 228th St SE, Bothell, 98021
- License
- PL-77840
- Established
- 1986
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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 wemschool.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff wemschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Deposit, Sibling discount — Checked September 2026 wemschool.org
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, Diapers, Hours — Checked September 2026 wemschool.org
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 wemschool.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 wemschool.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Established — Checked September 2026 wemschool.org
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.