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Willow Creek Children's House

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At a glance

  • Large Montessori center, licensed for 125 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
  • Tuition Infant $3,585, toddler $3,162, preschool $2,669 a month, full time. See costs

From their website, read September 2026:

“We strive to maintain a 3:1 staff to child ratio with Infants, 5:1 with Toddlers, and 10:1 with Preschoolers.”

The state’s rule

Washington sets the most children one adult may care for by age, and the largest group size, in WAC 110-300-0356(5).

Infants (birth through 11 months): one adult for every four.

Toddlers (12 through 29 months): one adult for every seven.

Preschoolers (30 months through 6 years, not in kindergarten): one adult for every ten.

School-age children: one adult for every fifteen.

What to know

License: 3 months to 6 years (state). They serve: 3 months - 5 years (their website).

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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Feb 24, 20261 citation
    • Emergency preparation and exitingSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “Toddler 1 classroom has emergency exit door that is a sliding glass door. There is a bar that was in place preventing the door from opening without special knowledge of how to remove the bar to unlock the door. Item was corrected during the visit.”

        WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a)

  • May 12, 2025Nothing cited
  • Aug 30, 20231 citation
    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Licensor T. observed the corners of some area rugs were rolled up and could cause a tripping hazard.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(3)(e)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected 3 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (364 centers).

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%This center
  • All 333%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
February 24, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — Toddler 1 classroom has emergency exit door that is a sliding glass door. There is a bar that was in place preventing the door from opening without special knowledge of how to remove the bar to unlock the door. Item was corrected during the visit. · February 24, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 24, 2026

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Toddler 1 classroom has emergency exit door that is a sliding glass door. There is a bar that was in place preventing the door from opening without special knowledge of how to remove the bar to unlock the door. Item was corrected during the visit.

Report (PDF)

May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 30, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(3)(e) · Short Term · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Licensor T. observed the corners of some area rugs were rolled up and could cause a tripping hazard.

Report (PDF)

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What it costs

Infant$3,585
Toddler$3,162
Preschool$2,669

Willow Creek Children's HouseMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Seattle-area full-time prices for that age; 56 infant, 82 toddler and 113 preschool programs publish one.

Application fee
$100
Siblings
7.5% sibling tuition discount, applies to the older children only

A day here

7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round

Meals and closed
Meals
Morning and afternoon snack plus a homemade hot lunch prepared by an onsite Chef, served daily
Closed
Federal holidays, five in-service days, three one-week closures (end of August, December) and spring break in April following SPS

How they teach

Montessori

“Our Preschool and Toddler programs are based on the Montessori Method, implemented and nurtured by trained staff.”

Details

Phone
(206) 543-3737
Address
9700 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, 98115
License
PL-82326
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled
Established
2022

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Children per adult

How they teach

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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

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

A day here

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 116 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 115.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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