Licensed center
Compass Montessori School
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- Small center, licensed for 40 children.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 6 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
Of the 239 Seattle-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 29% had rules cited at all 4, 7% at none.
Licensing inspections
Sep 19, 20242 citations
“wood chips ground cover is not 9 inches deep”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
“new staff does not have "hands on" first aid/cpr, current food handler's card”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
Sep 27, 20231 citation
“one staff does not have DCYF trainings. multiple staff do not have current BBP training”
WAC 110-300-0106(4)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- July 21, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
wood chips ground cover is not 9 inches deep
· September 19, 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.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 19, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
wood chips ground cover is not 9 inches deep
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
new staff does not have "hands on" first aid/cpr, current food handler's card
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 27, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious · No longer on the state’s site as of October 6, 2026
one staff does not have DCYF trainings. multiple staff do not have current BBP training
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Details
- Website
- federalwaymontessori.com
- Address
- 1610 SW Dash Point Rd
- License
- PL-24743, active
Nearby
- Bethel Christian CenterMedium center · 0.7 miLast state visit Aug 6, 2026 · 1 citation
- Cfk Intercultural Early Learning at Twin LakesMedium center · 1.6 miLast state visit Aug 14, 2025 · nothing cited
- Kindercare Learning Center 301696Large center · 2.3 miLast state visit Jul 21, 2025 · 5 citations
- El Cuento Early Learning CenterSmall center · 2.9 miLast state visit Dec 12, 2025 · 1 citation
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All checked September 2026.
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license findchildcarewa.org
- Website federalwaymontessori.com
- Address, License data.wa.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Seattle-area’s 859 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 6 to 40 children. Medium is 41 to 114; 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 9, 2026.