Licensed center

Montessori Academy at Spring Valley

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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

Jan 22, 2026No rules cited
Dec 17, 20243 citations

  • “Licensor observed the outdoor play area the director stated the daycare uses. It was observed the fall zones for the climbing equipment and swings were less than six feet. Risk”

    WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)

  • “Licensor observed the emergency exit doors locked from the inside of the building in the preschool and after-school care rooms. 110-300-0166(3)(c) Licensor observed the emergency exit in the after-school room blocked while children are in care.”

    WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a), WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)

  • “Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed some staff did not have current first-aid and CPR certification. CPR and first-aid training must be delivered in person and include a hands-on component that is demonstrated in front of an instructor certified by a nationally recognized certification program. 110-300-0106(12) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed the staff did not have a current food worker card. Licensor could not verify in physical file. 110-300-0106(3) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed some of the staff did not have their child care basic completed within three months of hire.”

    WAC 110-300-0106(12), WAC 110-300-0106(3)

Sep 26, 20233 citations

  • “Blinds/window coverings in classrooms have cords and are not retrofitted Electronic cords are accessible to children and pose a hazard of forming a loop around a child's neck”

    WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)

  • “Janitorial equipment is accessible to children in bathrooms”

    WAC 110-300-0260(5)

  • “1 staff does not have CCB and does not have education verified for MACTE Staff do not have DCYF trainings: families experiencing homelessness, emergency & disaster preparedness, abusive head trauma, mandated reporter, medication management, and immunizations (for those that recieve and verifiy child immunization records)”

    WAC 110-300-0106(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
January 22, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Serious — 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) Licensor observed the outdoor play area the director stated the daycare uses. It was observed the fall zones for the climbing equipment and swings were less than six feet. Risk · December 17, 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · December 17, 2024

Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious

110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) Licensor observed the outdoor play area the director stated the daycare uses. It was observed the fall zones for the climbing equipment and swings were less than six feet. Risk

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(a) / 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

110-300-0166(3)(a) Licensor observed the emergency exit doors locked from the inside of the building in the preschool and after-school care rooms. 110-300-0166(3)(c) Licensor observed the emergency exit in the after-school room blocked while children are in care.

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(12) / 110-300-0106(3) · Serious / Short Term

110-300-0106(11) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed some staff did not have current first-aid and CPR certification. CPR and first-aid training must be delivered in person and include a hands-on component that is demonstrated in front of an instructor certified by a nationally recognized certification program. 110-300-0106(12) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed the staff did not have a current food worker card. Licensor could not verify in physical file. 110-300-0106(3) Licensor reviewed MERIT and observed some of the staff did not have their child care basic completed within three months of hire.

Report (PDF)

Sep 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 26, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

Blinds/window coverings in classrooms have cords and are not retrofitted Electronic cords are accessible to children and pose a hazard of forming a loop around a child's neck

Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

WAC 110-300-0260(5) · Serious

Janitorial equipment is accessible to children in bathrooms

Training requirements

WAC 110-300-0106(4) · Serious

1 staff does not have CCB and does not have education verified for MACTE Staff do not have DCYF trainings: families experiencing homelessness, emergency & disaster preparedness, abusive head trauma, mandated reporter, medication management, and immunizations (for those that recieve and verifiy child immunization records)

Report (PDF)

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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Montessori

“your child will experience all of the benefits of an authentic Montessori education”

Details

(253) 874-0563

Website
springvalley.org
Address
36605 Pacific Hwy S
License
PL-8335, active
Established
1951

Nearby

The eight closest of the 17 other licensed centers in ZIP 98003

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All checked September 2026.

How they teach

State record

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