MONTESSORI SCHOOLS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY

What MONTESSORI SCHOOLS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY does

Bright Star Children's Montessori Snohomish County Everett is a private Montessori school located at 1804 Puget Drive, Everett, WA, established in 2021 as part of the multi-site Bright Star Kids network operating across Washington and Oregon. The school delivers full-day Montessori education and childcare for children aged 8 weeks to 12 years, organized around multi-age classrooms, individualized learning plans, and Dr. Maria Montessori's child-focused methodology. Core instruction is delivered by MACTE-certified lead educators and supplemented with enrichment programming in Physical Education, Spanish Language, and Music.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer subscription: families enroll via phone, email, or in-person tours and pay recurring monthly tuition through the brightwheel platform. Pricing is program-based and not publicly disclosed, with the school accepting Washington State DSHS childcare subsidies to broaden accessibility. Operations run Monday–Friday 6:30am–5:30pm with appointments required for tours. Facility infrastructure includes WatchMegrow 24/7 security cameras and security code entry doors for parent-facing safety visibility.

The school holds an Approved Private School designation from the Washington State regulatory framework and is led by Director Samantha Ritter and Assistant Director Rachel Gomes. Marketing is community-driven — primarily the Bright Star Kids website, a Facebook group, and word-of-mouth within Snohomish County — with no evidence of digital advertising investment, external funding, or expansion beyond the single site within the Snohomish County market.

Name

MONTESSORI SCHOOLS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Legal name

Bright Star Kids

Website

https://mymssc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bright Star Children's Montessori Snohomish County Everett is a private Montessori school in Everett, WA, delivering full-day Montessori education and childcare for children ages 8 weeks to 12 years via MACTE-certified educators and monthly tuition subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Early Childhood Education and Childcare

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Montessori Preschools (EDACABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Montessori Early Learning Academies (EDACADAA), Montessori K–12 Schools (EDAJABAD)

Keywords

• Montessori education services
• Early childhood education
• Childcare and daycare
• Preschool programs
• Language enrichment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Everett

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Revenue: Monthly tuition payments from families for childcare and Montessori education services. Tuition varies by program chosen. Families make monthly online payments through brightwheel platform. DSHS (state subsidy) accepted as payment method.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bright Star Children's Montessori (BSCM) operates a private Montessori school in Everett, WA serving children ages 8 weeks to 12 years through multi-age classroom groupings and individualized learning plans aligned with Dr. Maria Montessori's principles. The school delivers full-day childcare and education supplemented by enrichment programs in Physical Education, Spanish Language, and Music, with MACTE-certified lead educators.

Product overview

Bright Star Children's Montessori operates as a private Montessori school serving children from 8 weeks to 12 years old. The core educational offering is the Montessori School Programs, supplemented by enrichment programs including Physical Education, Spanish Language, and Music. The school uses multi-age classroom environments with individualized learning plans aligned with Dr. Maria Montessori principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bright Star Children's Montessori (BSCM) School
• Montessori School Program (8 weeks to 12 years)
• Physical Education Enrichment Program
• Spanish Language Enrichment Program
• Music Enrichment Program

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WatchMegrowcoreTechnology or Integration24/7 security camera system provider for Bright Star Children's Montessori. Provides parents with real-time monitoring capabilities of their children's environment. Complements the security code entry doors for comprehensive facility security.
• brightwheelcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline tuition management and daily parent communications platform. Enables monthly online payments for tuition. Streamlines communication between school and families through digital platform.
• DSHS (Washington State Department of Social and Health Services)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState agency providing childcare subsidies. Bright Star Children's Montessori accepts DSHS payments, allowing state-subsidized families to enroll their children at the school.
• Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccreditation body for Montessori teacher education. All lead educators at BSCM are nationally certified through MACTE, ensuring adherence to highest Montessori educational standards.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Goddard School: National private preschool franchise emphasizing play-based and STEAM-enriched learning for infants through pre-K. Comparable target families, hours, and tuition tier, with stronger brand recognition nationally than a single regional Montessori site.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: Largest US provider of early childhood education and childcare with thousands of centers. Directly competes for infant-through-school-age families, accepts state subsidies, and offers similar operating hours — a broad incumbent setting the competitive baseline.
• Guidepost Montessori: Large national Montessori school network with campuses across the US. Comparable in authentic Montessori delivery and toddler-through-elementary age bands, but operates at much greater scale and brand reach than a single Bright Star Kids site.
• Primrose Schools: National franchised private preschool and early childhood education chain. Competes for the same dual-income family segment with a balanced-learning curriculum and similar bundled enrichment (language, music, movement), but at a substantially larger footprint.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large national provider of early education and childcare with employer-sponsored centers. Competes for the same full-day, full-year family demand, especially among working parents in mixed urban-suburban markets like Snohomish County.
• Cadence Education: National operator of private preschools and childcare centers (including Montessori-adjacent brands). Comparable age range, tuition model, and reliance on state subsidy programs; relevant for benchmarking scale, staffing, and curriculum depth.

Direct peers

• Bright Star Kids Academy – Bothell/Mill Creek: Sister Bright Star Kids site serving the Bothell/Mill Creek corridor of the Seattle metro. Same brand, methodology, technology stack, and pricing structure, providing a near-clone comparison point within Snohomish and north King County.
• Bright Star Kids Academy – Spokane (Mission): Another Bright Star Kids network location in Spokane, WA. Demonstrates replication of the brand's Montessori and childcare operating model across geographies and supports comparison on enrollment, staffing, and unit economics outside the Puget Sound market.
• Bright Star Kids Academy – Lynnwood: Sister location within the same Bright Star Kids network in Lynnwood, WA. Operates with the same Montessori/childcare curriculum, MACTE-certified educators, brightwheel and WatchMegrow integrations, and DSHS acceptance — directly comparable operating model in the same metropolitan area.
• Small World Montessori – Everett: Another Montessori site under the Bright Star Kids umbrella in Everett, WA. Directly comparable in pedagogy, age range, and location, serving as a same-city peer for enrollment and pricing benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/299860999759199
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/montessori-schools-of-snohomish-county

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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