Bothell · Licensed center
Evergreen Academy - Bothell
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- Large Montessori center, licensed for 153 children.
- Ages on the license: 3 years to 13 years.
- An Evergreen Academy center. The chain is owned by Primavera Holdings, a private-equity firm.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 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
Apr 24, 20252 citations
“One child had Benadryl onsite due to a food allergy. No allergy paperwork was present besides the parents medication authorization form.”
WAC 110-300-0186(1)
“One child's inhaler was not stored with the prescription label. One child's Benadryl would require a doctor's note due to their age, but a doctor's note was not present.”
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i), WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- April 28, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
One child had Benadryl onsite due to a food allergy. No allergy paperwork was present besides the parents medication authorization form.
· April 24, 2025
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 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 24, 2025
Food allergies and special dietary needs
WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious
One child had Benadryl onsite due to a food allergy. No allergy paperwork was present besides the parents medication authorization form.
WAC 110-300-0215(3)(a)(i) / 110-300-0215(3)(a)(ii) · Serious
One child's inhaler was not stored with the prescription label. One child's Benadryl would require a doctor's note due to their age, but a doctor's note was not present.
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How they teach
Montessori
“In our Montessori schools, we choose teachers who are experts in child development and the Montessori method.”
A day here
- Updates for parents
- Parent app for sharing photos, updates, and class directories (all Evergreen Academy schools)
Details
- Website
- evergreenacademy.com
- Address
- 16017 118th Place NE
- License
- PL-21965, active
- Ages they serve
- 3 years – 5th Grade
Nearby
The eight closest of the 12 other licensed centers in ZIP 98011
- Kindercare Learning Centers LLC 300898Medium center · 0.1 miLast state visit Dec 23, 2025 · 2 citations
- Cedar Park Christian Childcare-Bothell CampusSmall center · 0.4 miLast state visit Apr 17, 2026 · 2 citations
- Northshore Early Learning CenterLarge center · 1.5 miLast state visit Jul 13, 2026 · 10 citations
- Kids Corner Childcare CenterMedium center · 1.5 miLast state visit Aug 27, 2026 · 1 citation
- Woodinville Montessori NorthcreekLarge center · 1.5 miLast state visit Jan 29, 2026 · nothing cited
- Primrose School of BothellLarge center · 1.6 miLast state visit Jul 8, 2026 · 5 citations
- Birch Tree Academy - BothellLarge center · 1.8 miLast state visit Jun 15, 2026 · complaint investigation
- Bright Horizons - Bothell CampusLarge center · 1.9 miLast state visit Nov 19, 2025 · 2 citations
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked October 2026 evergreenacademy.com
State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked September 2026 evergreenacademy.com
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Website — Checked July 2026 evergreenacademy.com
- Address, License — Checked June 2026 data.wa.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked September 2026 evergreenacademy.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 evergreenacademy.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 springeducationgroup.com
Spring Education Group, which runs Evergreen Academy, says on its own site that it is majority-owned by investment funds administered by Primavera Holdings Limited, an investment firm based in Hong Kong. springeducationgroup.com
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 11, 2026.