Zia Montessori

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What kind of place is this?

Size 10 children licensed In the middle half for Seattle home daycares, where the middle half licenses 6–12. Measured across 1,532 Seattle home daycares, 2026-08-17.

Who runs it

Ownership For-profit Washington DCYF issued this licence to an individual, not to a company. A licence held by a person is a sole proprietorship. findchildcarewa.org

Will it fit our family?

Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.

What will it cost us?

This provider does not publish pricing.

What Shortlist has verified

State quality rating Early Achievers Enrolled
License status Active

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
May 11, 2026
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
Washington DCYF does not publish whether a finding was corrected.
Most serious
Serioushousehold member working with children has not completed recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse. Date Disputed Date Disputed · May 11, 2026

Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.

May 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · May 11, 2026

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious

household member working with children has not completed recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse. Date Disputed Date Disputed

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

sliding glass door leading to outside and second emergency exit was locked at time of visit.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 30, 2024

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) · Serious

Sliding glass door lockied at time of visit; door must remain unlocked during childcare hours.

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

9 inches of wood chips or 6 inches of rubber chips is needed in fall zone areas, i.e. slide and climbing wall

Report (PDF)

Aug 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 10, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(b) · Short Term

Cord from window fan is accessible to children Multiple windows were open more than 3 1/2 inches at time of visit.

First-aid—CPR certification and supplies

WAC 110-300-0230(3) · Long Term

Following items are missing from first aid kit: Disposable gloves Adhevsive bandages Small scissors Tweezers An elastic bandage Sterile gauze pads Ice packs Thermometer Triangular bandage or sling Adhesive tape CPR barrier mask First aid manual Hand sanitizer (adult use only)

Report (PDF)

Before you tour

Zia Montessori hasn’t published

Cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

Ask what changed after the four findings Washington DCYF ranked Serious, most recently in May 2026.It does not publish whether a finding was fixed. The rest carry its lower risk levels.

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.

What kind of place is this

Not yet reported: established, teaching approach.

Who runs it

Licensing and contact

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

Do you run Zia Montessori? Shortlist has no tuition, hours or ratios for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.