Licensed center
Columbia Crest Montessori Lake Stevens
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- Large Montessori center, licensed for 214 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since February 2026. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 81 Seattle-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 30% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at both.
Licensing inspections
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 9, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since February 2026 — both cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
Openings, Working Connections subsidy, tuition, ratios and staff, and a typical day aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Montessori
“At Columbia Crest Montessori, we combine the proven principles of Montessori education with key aspects of 21st-century learning.”
What it costs
- Application fee
- $275
A day here
- Hours
- 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM
- Schedule
- half-day, full-day
Policies
- Enrollment
- 30-day written notice required to withdraw (tuition remains due through the notice period); enrollment may be terminated for chronic disruptive/unsafe behavior under the school's Expulsion Policy
Details
- Website
- columbiacrestmontessori.org
- Address
- 8910 Vernon Rd
- License
- PL-86294, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers Enrolled
Nearby
- Country Dawn KindergartenMedium centerLast state visit Dec 22, 2025 · nothing cited
- Country Dawn PreschoolLarge centerLast state visit Mar 19, 2026 · complaint investigation
- Kids N Us Lake StevensLarge centerLast state visit May 21, 2026 · 1 citation
- Kids Way Child Care & Early Learning Center IncSmall centerLast state visit Sep 30, 2025 · nothing cited
- Lake Stevens Christian AcademyMedium centerLast state visit May 13, 2026 · 1 citation
- Lake Stevens Day CareSmall centerLast state visit Aug 21, 2025 · 2 citations
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All checked September 2026.
How they teach
- Approach columbiacrestmontessori.org
What it costs
- Application fee columbiacrestmontessori.org/…/Enrollment-Application.pdf
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule columbiacrestmontessori.org/…/Enrollment-Application.pdf
Policies
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license findchildcarewa.org
- Website columbiacrestmontessori.org
- Address, License, Quality program data.wa.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 115 to 323 children. Small is 6 to 40; medium is 41 to 114.
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.