My daughter has been going here for only a few months but I've been very happy with our experience…read more She looks forward to school and doesn't want to leave sometimes. The staff is always friendly and responsive. It's an older house but the classrooms are all really clean and no smells. I wish we had an update or two like pictures during the day like some places but that's my only complaint.

Trusting the care of your baby with someone else is so nerve-wracking, but the ladies in the infant…read moreroom at Mountainside quickly put me at ease. My son has been enrolled since he was 4 months old and we drive a half hour out of our way to bring him here. It's worth the drive and somewhat higher prices! Ms. Laurie, Ms. Bernadette, and Ms. Madison are all loving, wonderful ladies and my son smiles and reaches for them as soon as we arrive. Knowing that he is safe, loved, and happy when I leave is everything.

As a fellow early childhood educator who has run a childcare program before, when I was looking for…read morea preschool for my son, I knew I wanted a play-based program where my child would have plenty of opportunities to explore and simply have a great time. We came across The Farmhouse School, and I was so excited. The philosophy is exactly what I hoped to find- Play-based, a focus on social emotional wellbeing, open-ended exploration, and great family support. My son had only been with me for his first three years of life, and I wasn't sure how he would take to being away from me, but he's done amazingly well so far. He is excited to go, and even asks to go on the weekend. He always has a big smile on his face while we head to school, and he tells me about how he plays with his friends at pickup. The teachers are all lovely and warm, and are very compassionate. They understand how to work with children and families to ensure the transition from home to school goes well. I can't say enough about the school. It's great, and I wish there were more schools like this in the area so more children could experience what best practices are for this age group!

The Farmhouse School is a charming and wonderful school. The teachers are very patient, kind, and…read morecontinuously ask the students great questions. Some favorite components of the school for my daughter was the rotation of exploratory areas and touch areas. For example, some weeks they have a big bin of leaves and other weeks they have interesting beads, or water play. Some weeks there are tables with writing with interesting things or ways to write your name or guess the smell in the cup. There is even a quaint writing center and student mailboxes for sharing letters. An important component is outside play everday no matter the weather. They have a wonderful outdoor play space complete with garden and live chickens. One of the most important aspects of the school is the teacher interation with the students. For ex: When students are telling a story, the teacher is writing down what they are saying or writes down titles or explanations of the artwork created by the students. The preschoolers feel respected and love that their ideas are seen as important. Last year the students were interested in collectively creating a bug hotel, they worked on this project all year. The teachers helped the students generate lists of what the hotel needed and they were continually creating collaboratively. For a few weeks the students were interested in doing a play so the teachers started writing down their script ideas and in a few days at pick up all the parents got to watch a very charming preschool production on the back porch. When you are thinking about a place to start your child's education, Farm house is a wonderful, creative, and kind place to start.

Judi, is my choice for finding potential families. She is a well-informed professional and knows…read morethe business inside and out. She consistently advocates on the Nanny's behalf and that in itself has been a great blessing to me. In past experiences, I have worked with other agencies and found them to be less supportive in working a fair-trade for my services. Judi, is the best in the business when it comes to placing a Nanny with a family. i love her and you will too!!!

My kid started at 3 at this place and WOW this place is amazing!…read moreThis place provides the perfect setting for kids to develop and grow! On top of that we REALLY LOVE the TEACHERS! YES every single one! They love the kids and treat them with love!. Our kid have developed so much from this place. It was the best decision that we have made for our kid! We are really thankful to all the teachers that helped our kid grow and we are going to miss this place alot! Highly recommend this place!

Our daughter is thriving at The Treehouse! She adores going to school where she plays with her…read morefriends, engages in dance and gymnastics, and gets to express herself through a wide variety of arts and crafts activities. It's been really wonderful seeing her express herself more clearly and forge lasting friendships with her classmates. The teaching staff is warm, friendly and genuinely has the best interests of the kids as their top priority. Their interest in getting to know our entire family and the kindness they show our younger son (who will soon enroll at The Treehouse himself) is truly heartwarming. I cannot recommend The Treehouse enough to families who are looking for a welcoming community and play-based learning environment.

Really happy with the program, we love my son's teacher. Their activities are educational, and we…read moreget great reports on their daily activities and lots of photos and videos. So we feel like we always know what's going on. Highly recommended!

Just moved to WA so we're looking for child care. Saw that this place had great reviews so my…read morepartner called and then went down to take a look, a very eager Celena (yes with a C) didn't even try to hide when she looked at her up and down. They talked pricing but she didn't feel comfortable at this point so she said no thank you. Celena then insisted on getting her phone number down so they can "reach out after some consideration" which doesn't make sense bc after consideration WE have their number to follow up? My partner restated her no thank you and turned to walk out the building and Celene said " I look forward to seeing you again." So either they let anyone work there or Celena is in heat.

I used the Maple Valley KinderCare for several years. The…read morepeople at KinderCare care about the kids and work very hard. The care provided was good. Other reviewers are right - there are few options in Maple Valley for childcare. I believe that I was treated rudely, dismissively, and condescendingly by KinderCare management on a daily basis, over a period of several years, because the location director has a low opinion of divorced single fathers. I believe that the location director empathized with my ex wife who also used their services for our child as part of joint custody. Bottom line: Your kid will be well taken care of. Divorced single fathers may need to endure an abrasive provider for the sake of their child.

Unfortunately, this is a small town. The options for daycares with transportation to school from…read morebefore/after programs is narrow and limited. So, after having our son enrolled in another daycare due to being misled to what school he would go to-we had to switch over to this care center quickly. Well I have to say, this has been incredibly disappointing. The enrollment process is daunting and unclear in many ways. I found that the floor plan for this location which is basically an open floor concept, creates distracting limitations for the kiddos. My husband and I also have taken note that the staff seem to be overwhelmed and sort of in slow motion-not very appealing when you have a youngster with big energy. I wonder if there will be backlash for writing this as most people write reviews after an experience has passed but I'm not one to decide on expressing myself based on fear. I'm incredibly disappointed in the start up of my sons enrollment regarding costs, too. We were told as our son was starting the first week with only 3 days due to the Labor Day holiday and the day off on Friday (so that we could take him/pick him up from his first day in Kindergarten)-that our payment for the first week would be for 3 days only. Moving forward of course, his tuition would be for full time care. This was executed in a conversation as well as on paper. Pretty straightforward. It should be mentioned as it was in that conversation that, if full tuition would be due for the first week than we would have started his enrollment the following week but were prompted by the director to get our son "acclimated" to the new daycare. Unfortunately, I am now in an email thread going back and forth with the Director who seems very confused and going back on what she quoted us just last week. We are in a bind because this is the only daycare that we can find that provides transport to our sons school and both my husband and I work FT. I cannot stress how badly Maple Valley really needs to expand on childcare options for families with kiddos in school. The limited availability is putting families in compromising positions. The center Ezrah spent his first years in was amazing-The Giving Tree (writing a review next). Ezrah is now expressing how much he misses them, misses his friends and doesn't want go to the new daycare. Sometimes you feel like you fail your children and with this all adding up, I do feel like I have failed him. Darla seems to be (for a childcare provider), cold and all business. It's unnerving. If you do not HAVE to enroll your kiddo here, I wouldn't. Up the street there is a fantastic center called "Kid Country" and while Ezrah was only there for a month-I can tell you it was fantastic and the staff there are warm and loving.

We have known NWSAM and Lola Michelin for several years, and there is not a more competent or…read morecaring person in the field of animal care. Lola works on our old dog Cleo periodically, and Cleo is occasionally recruited for one of Lola's massage classes when she's short a demonstration dog (lucky Cleo!) The school practices outstanding hands-on (no pun intended) teaching, and Lola and her staff bring a very practical and informed approach to assessment of injuries and other issues in animals ranging from dogs to horses. It's no surprise that they're so well thought-of in the equine and canine field. I'd recommend NWSAM to anyone thinking of a career in animal massage, or who just wants to learn some practical techniques for making their pet feel really good. Wonderful place - the whole world should be like this!

In my opinion, I cannot recommend this school. I was very disappointed. I should have been much…read moremore cautious, completed more research, and reviewed the distance learning website before I signed anything.