Seattle · Licensed family home
Montessori First, LLC
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: 2 years 6 months to 7 years.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2022. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 78 Seattle-area family homes with 5 licensing inspections, 4% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this home did. 26% had rules cited at all 5, 6% at none.
Licensing inspections
Dec 5, 20232 citations
“Per Merit, staff have expired blood born pathogens training which needs to be renewed annually per L & I.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
“Provider has an expired food handler card.”
WAC 110-300-0106(12)
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State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 28, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
Per Merit, staff have expired blood born pathogens training which needs to be renewed annually per L & I.
· December 5, 2023
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.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 5, 2023
WAC 110-300-0106(12) · Serious
Per Merit, staff have expired blood born pathogens training which needs to be renewed annually per L & I.
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Openings, Working Connections subsidy, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Website
- montessorifirst.com
- Area
- Seattle, 98118This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-82127, active
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Website, License — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.