Unincorporated King County · Licensed center
Cedar River Montessori School
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- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 70 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 13 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.
Licensing inspections
Mar 26, 20242 citations
“Sanitizing products were observered in the licensed space that are accessible to children including Clorox wipes, Simple Green spray, and Comet powder can (in lower elementary room underneath sink).”
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)
“Staff memeber I.S., assistant teacher will need to renew her first aid/CPR training and record in MERIT. Shows expired on 8/23/2023 in MERIT account. Staff member J.J. idenfied as center aid who prepares meals, will need to renew food handler's permit. Shows expired on 9/15/2020 in MERIT account.”
WAC 110-300-0106(11), WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- November 18, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Sanitizing products were observered in the licensed space that are accessible to children including Clorox wipes, Simple Green spray, and Comet powder can (in lower elementary room underneath sink).
· March 26, 2024
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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 26, 2024
Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies
WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious
Sanitizing products were observered in the licensed space that are accessible to children including Clorox wipes, Simple Green spray, and Comet powder can (in lower elementary room underneath sink).
WAC 110-300-0106(11) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious
Staff memeber I.S., assistant teacher will need to renew her first aid/CPR training and record in MERIT. Shows expired on 8/23/2023 in MERIT account. Staff member J.J. idenfied as center aid who prepares meals, will need to renew food handler's permit. Shows expired on 9/15/2020 in MERIT account.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, ratios and staff, and a typical day aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Montessori
“We offer individualized and experiential Montessori education from Early Childhood through Middle School”
What it costs
$1,818 a month for a preschooler
Lower than 72% of the 99 that publish a price.
Cedar River Montessori SchoolMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)
- Application fee
- $100
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Schedule
- full-day
Policies
- Enrollment
- First tuition payment due upon enrollment; initial fees, tuition payments and extended care fees are non-refundable
Details
- Website
- cedarrivermontessori.org
- Address
- 15828 SE Jones Rd
- License
- PL-8531, active
- Ages they serve
- ages 3 through middle school
Nearby
- Renton Christian Sonshine Learning CenterLarge center · 0.6 miLast state visit Apr 20, 2026 · 4 citations
- Kindercare Learning Center 300993Medium center · 1.9 miLast state visit Mar 17, 2026 · 1 citation
- Phoenix MontessoriSmall center · 2.7 miLast state visit Mar 24, 2026 · nothing cited
- Community Day School Association Dba Launch at Cascade VistaLarge center · 2.8 miLast state visit Dec 30, 2025 · nothing cited
- Circle TimeMedium center · 2.8 miLast state visit Mar 24, 2026 · 1 citation
- Sunshine TotsSmall centerLast state visit Jun 8, 2026 · 1 citation
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
What it costs
- Preschool — Checked July 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
- Application fee — Checked September 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked September 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked September 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 cedarrivermontessori.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 projects.propublica.org
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 114 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 115 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.
Nearby
The other centers’ visit lines are from Washington DCYF’s published reports as Shortlist read them on October 10, 2026.