Bothell · Licensed center

Close Reach Academy

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.

Of the 406 Seattle-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 3, 11% at none.

Licensing inspections

Apr 16, 2026No rules cited
Sep 12, 20241 citation

  • “One teacher has not completed the BBP's training. 110-300-0106(12) Three staff members were observed to not have current food worker cards.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(10), WAC 110-300-0106(12)

Sep 28, 20232 citations

  • “Cleaning and sanitizing bottles were accessible to children in care.”

    WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a)

  • “A staff member who was caring for children in care does not have a current completed PBC application.”

    WAC 110-300-0105(2)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
April 16, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0106(10) One teacher has not completed the BBP's training. 110-300-0106(12) Three staff members were observed to not have current food worker cards. · September 12, 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.

Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 12, 2024

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(10) / 110-300-0106(12) · Short Term / Serious

110-300-0106(10) One teacher has not completed the BBP's training. 110-300-0106(12) Three staff members were observed to not have current food worker cards.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 28, 2023

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a) · Serious

110-300-0260(1)(a) Cleaning and sanitizing bottles were accessible to children in care.

Preservice requirements

WAC 110-300-0105(2) · Serious

110-300-0105(2) A staff member who was caring for children in care does not have a current completed PBC application.

Report (PDF)

Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.

Openings, Working Connections subsidy, teaching approach, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Who cares for your child

Ashlie Thorp (Director of Education at the Arlington Campus) two years there, Dr. Jennifer Pelissero (Executive Director), 15 years in early childhood, Michelle Herrera (Director of the Kenmore Campus), 15 years in early childhood and Dr. Craig Pelissero (Director of Operations), 13 years in early childhood.

Of 2,387 Seattle-area providers, 74 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of thirteen years.

What it costs

$1,905 a month for a toddler

Toddler$1,905

Lower than 84% of the 70 that publish a price.

Preschool$1,630

Lower than 83% of the 99 that publish a price.

Close Reach AcademyMost Seattle-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$805 to $1,210 a month
Siblings
Additional siblings receive a 5% discount on tuition rates, applied to the equal or lesser tuition amount(s) (full-time students only)

A day here

Hours
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
full-day, part-time
Also changed: toddler and preschool prices

Toddler: now $1,905 a month; was $1,825 (+$80, +4.4%).

Preschool: now $1,630 a month; was $1,560 (+$70, +4.5%). Seen in September 2026.

Is this normal? 8 of 42 Seattle centers we checked this summer and again this fall raised their prices. Too few to say how much a typical rise is.

Based on 42 Seattle centers whose own websites listed a price this summer and again this fall.

Why this usually happens: Across the country, child care prices rise most at the start of the school year. In federal price data from 2007 to 2025, August and September carried about half of a typical year’s increase.

Ask them: when the new price takes effect, whether it applies to families already enrolled, and when the next increase is planned.

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Details

(206) 496-6428

Website
closereachacademy.org
Address
9500 NE 191st Street
License
PL-7547, active
Quality program
Early Achievers Enrolled

Nearby

The eight closest of the 12 other licensed centers in ZIP 98011

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Sources and dates

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Who cares for your child

What it costs

State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

What changed

closereachacademy.org/close-reach-academy-arlington-campus, saved July 11, 2026, and again September 26, 2026

Day care and preschool prices, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007 to 2025, read October 9, 2026

Details

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.