Woodland Park Cooperative School is a dream come true. After being a preschool teacher for about a…read moredecade, I had strong preferences for the experiences I wanted my kiddo to have. Woodland Park Coop checks all the boxes. Kids are not just allowed, but facilitated in genuinely exploring and experimenting and just being kids together. The multi-age program enables younger and older kids to learn from each other in ways same-age groups just don't. The community fostered in this space feels like home. Families linger to spend time after class is over, we meet up on off-days, we potluck together, and we help each other in our homes. This is no ordinary preschool experience. This is our children's school, but it's also ours. We learn together and we create it. It is us and we are it. We partner with the Teachers and the Parent Educator, we each have a job to keep the school running. We take care of each other and of each others' children. This is a community of mutual-aid and genuine generosity. I'm so happy we still have 3 more years to go because there's a Kindergarten program, too!! You couldn't ask for a better, more engaged and aware kindergarten teacher than Teacher Quinn. And because we all overlap on the playground every day, the youngest kids get to see the oldest kids engaged in the deep conversations, the complex play, and the hard work that they do. Sometimes the preschool kids even get to join in the kindergarten fun. The only problem is where to go for first grade. But that's a 2029 problem.

We love WPC so much! Not only is it a totally unique preschool experience for my kiddo, with its…read more"junkyard" style playground that really gets his imaginative gears turning, but also the culture among the teachers and caregivers is incredibly welcoming and kind. I have learned so much about early childhood development through the WPC parent education program (facilitated through North Seattle College). It's an all-around great experience. My kid started there at age 2.5 and I am planning to send him through Kindergarten!

Very positive experience 1. Teachers: Outstanding teachers…read morewho care deeply for the kids. 2. Learning and development programs: Lots of activities, even outside the major holidays, to keep the kiddos busy. 3. Flexibility: Staff works with the parents for requests regarding nutrition, pick-up timings etc.

It's quite late for me to post this review but I have had a good experience at Cosmopolitan with my…read morefirst born. Infant room teachers Khus khus and DG were great. Experienced and kind. Toddler room teachers were also nice. I'll recommend this daycare.

We love Teacher Marissa and the warm and welcoming community of families and friends. The classroom…read moreis such a fun space filled with so many inviting play stations. The indoor gym is a great space to use on extreme weather days. Trips to the playground just a short walk away is always fun. Exciting field trips, engaging learning experiences and taking care of the school garden are just a few reasons we love this school.

We are loving Loyal Heights Coop! Such a special, supportive community. Teacher Marissa is…read morewonderful, engaging and warm. This has been a really positive early learning experience for our kiddo here.

I keep feeling grateful to find this place for my boy. We ve been there for four months. He had a…read morevery smooth transit from home to daycare when he is 18 months. He loves there and makes friends there. The kids teacher ratios is 4:1 and less. Plus the fee is very reasonable. Feel grateful Orca is so low profile that there is no enrollment queue when we find them. It's a treasure during the pandemic to find a place your kid likes, you can trust, the kids teacher ratios is so good, plus the fee is very reasonable.

Orca is an absolute gem! Teaches are kind, knowledgeable, and very involved. My son's language…read moreexploded after he started here -- but best of all he absolutely adored his teaches and friends. He would scream "daycare" and run straight for his classroom everyday we dropped him off. We moved out of Seattle, but drove 45 mins each way for months because we were too sad to leave. A special school, with a great teacher to student ratio, and happy kids! Can't recommend enough!

I can't say enough good things about the school. Our son attended for the three's class, the summer…read moreschool program and then the pre-K class. The teacher is everything you could hope for as a parent to have with your child every day. The classroom is bright, clean, and fun! it has its own private playground in the back where the kids spend time every single day sometimes twice a day!

We are gearing up for our second year here and are so excited for our babe to continue to grow and…read moremake new friends. The environment is warm and welcoming, the space has a lot of natural light, there are lots of areas for play with a variety of toys that are switched up throughout the week. It's so fun to see the kiddos thriving! Being a co-op parent there brings a lot of opportunity for parent involvement, so if you're worried about sending them off to preschool and missing out on those "little moments" don't! It's wonderful seeing our children grow into themselves. Teacher Elise is so wonderful and kind, when we ask our daughter who her favorite people are she is always mentioned. I love that she isn't afraid to meet the kids where they are or get down in the dirt and look at bugs with them. So what I'm saying is, if you're thinking about joining do it!

We had such a great experience with SLC (Montlake) from 2022-2025. Both of our boys absolutely…read moreloved going there every day. The teachers are incredibly caring and truly invested in each child. Ms. Lily has built an amazing program with a great balance of learning, creativity, and fun. What really makes SLC special is how personal it feels. It's a close-knit group of teachers where you actually know everyone -- not a big, impersonal center. That warmth shows in everything they do. The activities are engaging and thoughtful, and even now our kids keep asking if they can go back and visit their teachers. We're very grateful for our time there and highly recommend it.

We loved our time with Seattle Learning Center so much. Our daughter attended SLC from age 1.5 to…read more5, and she became such a thoughtful, helpful, self-aware child in their care. The teachers and staff at SLC are wonderful; they really were "our village" for those years. I appreciated their focus on play-based learning and social emotional growth. My daughter's kindergarten teacher remarks on how mature and helpful she is in the classroom now, and I know SLC was a big part of that!

The best preschool hands down! We were lucky enough to get a spot here and couldn't be happier with…read moreour decision. Ayfen and Torry are the best. You will instantly know they are passionate about teaching, are invested in the kids and their families and try really hard to accommodate for you and your family. I'd give a 100 stars if I could!

In a nutshell, this preschool is hands down the best place for your child to adapt and assimilate…read moreto life away from home. Ms. Ayfen and Mr. Tory are the perfect team and I personally, consider them my daughter's guardian angels. I get greeted with a genuine smile every morning and am briefed on my kid's achievements at pick-up every day. All the pictures and videos I get on a weekly basis of my daughter learning something new, doing art, singing or having fun outdoors almost makes me feel like I didn't miss a moment and that I was right there all along. Ms. Ayfen is always trying to make learning innovative and fun for the children. Every student's culture and traditions are acknowledged and studied about and even celebrated. They are very well-rounded for their tender age. There's also plenty of healthy outdoor time and they get to go on some pretty cool adventures and field trips. I couldn't ask for more as a parent!

It is important for families to understand that if you enroll your child at Pacific Crest, you are…read moresigning a contract obligating you to pay the full year of tuition and forfeit your deposit regardless of how the school handles communication or concerns prior to enrollment. I believe it is important for prospective families to have a clear understanding of what they may encounter before making such a significant financial and emotional commitment for their child. We first attended an information session in 2025 and later met with the school with the intention of enrolling our four-year-old daughter for January 2026. During the admissions process, the director was attentive, responsive, and reassuring , effectively an excellent sales lady. We were repeatedly told that the school valued communication, community, and a child-centered approach, which strongly influenced our decision to enroll. Unfortunately, once we signed the contract in August and paid tuition, the level of communication changed dramatically. In November, I reached out to the school seeking guidance regarding our daughter's upcoming January start date, including next steps, meeting her teacher, and understanding what supplies or preparations were needed. I received no response. After following up a second time and again receiving no response, we finally heard back nearly three weeks and three emails later with a generic reply stating that the classroom teacher would contact us within two days with additional information. Unfortunately, that follow-up never came. By this point, we were becoming increasingly frustrated by the ongoing lack of communication and professionalism. Over winter break, the continued absence of communication led us to seriously reconsider whether this was the right environment for our daughter. It became difficult to feel confident placing our child in a school that struggled to provide even basic communication and follow-through during the enrollment process, especially after emphasizing those values so heavily during admissions. We eventually met with the director the same week our daughter was supposed to begin attending. She apologized for the communication issues and at that point, the alternative presented to us was a meeting with the financial department regarding our contractual financial obligations to the school. Wanting to remain open-minded and hopeful that the experience itself might ultimately be different than the enrollment process had been, we decided to move forward with a classroom observation before making a final decision. We decided to complete a classroom observation so we could better understand the environment and meet the teacher, whom we still had not heard from directly prior to our daughter's anticipated start date. Although the observation was brief, several aspects of the classroom gave us pause. Most concerning was the aloofness and emotional coldness the primary teacher exhibited toward the children. She appeared disengaged and minimally interactive with the students throughout our visit. More broadly, the classroom atmosphere itself felt unexpectedly disconnected. There seemed to be very little sense of joy, warmth, friendship, or community among the children -- something I would have expected to see naturally develop among four- and five-year-olds who had reportedly spent anywhere from six months to over a year together. As a parent, it was difficult not to notice how emotionally disconnected the environment felt overall. Frankly, the children did not appear especially happy, engaged, or socially connected. After the observation, we briefly met with the teacher. The director was not present at the school that day and was unavailable to speak with us. What ultimately solidified our decision not to move forward was the teacher's statement that she generally does not communicate with parents outside of scheduled conferences, though she could "make an exception" if necessary. As parents preparing for our daughter's first school experience, we did not feel it was unreasonable to hope for occasional communication regarding how she was adjusting socially and emotionally. Following the visit, we sent three follow-up emails to the director requesting communication regarding our concerns and asking whether our deposit could be refunded. We never received a response. Regardless of contractual policies, the continued lack of follow-through, responsiveness, and professionalism throughout this process was deeply disappointing and ultimately very upsetting for our family. On a positive note, our daughter is now thriving at a neighborhood preschool with warm, engaged teachers and a classroom culture filled with genuine connection among the children. The experience has only highlighted for us the stark contrast between the sense of warmth and community we now see daily and the emotional coldness and disconnection we witnessed during our experience at Pacific Crest

We believed Pacific Crest would be a strong fit for our daughter because of her independence,…read morecreativity, and love of learning. During the admissions process, the director presented the school as warm, welcoming, communicative, and child-centered. Unfortunately, our experience was the opposite. The communication from the school became extremely poor once we enrolled. After observing the primary classroom and developing serious concerns about the emotional environment, we reached out multiple times to discuss what we had witnessed. Despite several emails, the director and primary teacher never responded. I ultimately had to go to the school in person to address our concerns. During our 45-minute classroom observation, we saw multiple troubling interactions. One young boy sat isolated in a chair by himself for the entire observation without engagement, support, or invitation from the teacher to join activities. Another child arrived late and was completely ignored by the teacher -- no greeting, acknowledgment, or warmth. The overall classroom atmosphere felt emotionally cold, separated, and institutional rather than nurturing or interactive for primary school-age children experiencing their first school environment. When I raised these concerns in person, the director dismissed them and suggested that ignoring the child who arrived late may have been part of a "behavioral plan." We found that explanation deeply concerning and inappropriate for young children. What was most disappointing was not only the classroom environment itself, but how our family was treated afterward. Our concerns were ignored, communication was nonexistent, and the school refused to return our deposit despite the circumstances. I genuinely worry about the emotional impact this environment may have on children and whether prospective families are receiving an accurate picture of the school experience before enrolling.