My daughter was at this daycare from age 1-2. I cannot speak highly enough of this daycare. We…read morefound the staff warm and accommodating. They happily tailor to the parents requests (eg. please serve her fruit before bread). I was worried about her sleeping with other kids for naptime (thought she wouldn't sleep) but she had no issues. The space is nice and bright and they go out often for walks and to the fire station. They also go downstairs to the gym or preschool to play sometimes. The only problem is getting in - like most Vancouver daycares there are long waitlists. We had her on since I was first pregnant.

We made an appointment with Shaun the director for a tour with our son today. Arrived and rang the…read morebell and no one was there. We waiting for fifteen mins before we left very disappointed. While we were there, we called and mailbox is not assign and we email Shaun also. I guess the first RED flag was it took him around a week to even get back to us for this appointment. Definitely not bring my kid here. I'll make sure this is posted everywhere online for other parents to see. Place was not very secure too, someone could have easily came into the premises and took all the toys away.

We've looked at about 14 centres at this point. In that pool, I would say there was 1 5 star, 3 4…read morestar, and the rest were 1-2. Needless to say, they all cost an arm and a leg. This is the 5 star. From the moment we walked in the door, we were hit with a sense of both home and calm. The environment was all about calm, neutral colors, child lead art, plants, animals, and natural materials like wood, branches, leaves, and pinecones. When we walked past the kitchen, it smelled like fresh baking (the children were cooking with one of the teachers). On the rug in the adjacent area, an instructor was leading a group of children in a yoga class. It was almost comically amazing. We were lead through to the main activity room and talked a bit about the philosophy of the centre, where we learned that they follow a 'emergent' curriculum, which is apparently about learning the children's interests and building the curriculum to suit. Naturally. Though I wasn't surprised, I was still very disappointed to learn there are more than 100 families ahead of us on the waitlist. Still, we may get in depending on the circumstances. Here's hoping!

We have had a great experience with Harbourside, our children have attended since 2020. The…read moreteachers are caring, kind, communicative, and genuinely adore the children. I found the program helped prepare my son for kindergarten and provided a great foundation of academics. The center also provides a variety of exposure to new skills, foods, art techniques, play activities, and topics. They have a communication app that provides updates and photos. I would recommend Harbourside to someone looking for a professionally run childcare centre.

I am disgusted with Harbourside's policy regarding refunds…read more My husband's company moved so we could no longer enroll our child at this daycare as it was now out of our way considerably. I gave more than 3 months notice (closer to 6 months), and we hadn't even started attending this daycare. The director suggested that I could have my deposit refunded once someone else took our spot, but did not put this in writing or clarify any stipulations. I did not think this would be a problem as they have a long waitlist, and I waited almost a year myself to get in. When I inquired about our refund later, the director was patronizing and re-emphasized that they do not refund deposits and she wasn't doing anything illegal. I was out $900 ($150 admin + 1/2 the first month). I understand I signed a contract, but this is distasteful behaviour and it's wrong. I was made to feel like I was trying to rip off this daycare. In retrospect I should have asked for anything we discussed to be put in writing, but I was putting my faith in the Director who seemed like a nice lady in all the times I interacted with her. I had endorsed this daycare before I even attended it based on my visits and interactions. I can't speak to their care, but I would caution parents who are considering this daycare to read their agreement carefully and consider other daycares that seem less mercenary in their refund policy, and charge a more reasonable deposit fee. A lot of us are new to and anxious about enrolling our children into daycare because it's so stressful and it's such an ordeal to find a good one. But please learn from my mistake and don't be out money better spent on your child. I feel embarrassed that I am out this much money but I feel this was important to share.

Carmina was the childcare provider to both our children starting from the age of 1, from 2004 to…read more2009. Leaving our children to be cared by someone else in order for me to go back to work was not an easy decision. We love that Carmina runs her home daycare like a preschool, and that she tries to match the children's personalities that she enrolls in her program. Knowing that our children were in the safe and loving arms of Carmina enables us to be at east during ouir work day. Carmina is a wealth of information regarding children. She is very approachable and encouraging. She helped us with all our concerns, as a new parents, and then as a parents raising 2 children very close in age. Our chilren love her and trust her. Although they no longer attend her daycare, we still visit. She was not only our childcare provider, but is a trusted friend and mentor.

When I called Bluebird Childcare, my impression of the woman who runs it wasn't very reassuring,…read moreshe seemed very abrupt on the phone. When we went, I liked how bright and cheery it was and how many activities and toys there were inside and out. The woman was thorough when answering my questions which I appreciated. After giving it some thought we decided to go with her. She told us our spot was secure so we waited a couple days before giving her the cheque since our son was sick. The day after we spoke to her, she gave our spot away because she assumed two families would be taking their children out and it turned out there was only one. She told me there was a possibility there could still be an opening, and to check back, I decided to wait a couple months then asked to see if she knew whether she would have that opening, she told me she would let me know in March, and she never did. I was really not impressed with the way she ran things, and would definitely not recommend that daycare to anyone after the experience I had. That is no way to run a business.

My daughter attended Little Semlin Daycare for 3 years and I cannot speak highly enough about the…read moreplace. The love, care and respect shown to my daughter by all the staff was outstanding. The exterior of the building is a little tired/dated but you should not let this put you off - it's the magic inside that counts. I would (and do) unequivocally recommend Little Semlin Daycare to any parent.

My daughter has been going to Little Semlin for almost a year now and I cannot say enough about how…read moreamazing they are. The teachers all care about the kids and have many years of experience in child minding. They put a lot of effort into developing interesting activities for them on a daily basis and take them outside to the nearby parks every single day. My favorite is the Christmas concert they put on for the parents every year. I teared up because it was so sweet and thoughtful. I love, love, love it here and will be sending my youngest there as well when she is old enough.

They have the best playground from the lower mainland. My son absolutely loves going to the daycare…read moreeveryday. He is attending since he was 11 months! They have fun, but also teach discipline and lots of other new things. They decorate the center with a new theme every month and do a really great job! The director of the center (Robyn) is there every single day and is always open to listen and take actions if newded! Teacher are awesome! My son loves each one of them! They serve breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack what is peace of mind for parents! I highly recommend Jellybean! :)

If only my consultant jobs could focus out in Tri-Cities, this would be the perfect daycare for my…read moreprincess. Friendly staff, lots of indoor space and for $1500/month, with an outdoor playground, what a deal compared to Van. And location is phenomenal: across fr Willowbrook Mall, Toys R Us, Safeway....

This daycare is simply: awesome…read more All the staff in this daycare work incredibly hard to provide a high-quality program.  They have an in-house chef that prepares a wide variety of meals & snacks accounting for dietary needs & allergies - I am so envious that I wish they would have a takeout option for the parents. There is a multi-cultural parade of dishes like Filipino Chicken Adobo, Mac & Cheese, Tomato Tortilla Quesadillas, Hot Beef Sandwich and Cream of Mushroom Soup - AND - that's all from the same weekly menu! Teachers & teaching assistants here are very understanding and patient - we had a difficult transition at the very beginning and the team has created an engaging & challenging environment that has allowed my kid to blossom. The Director of the school is highly responsive to any questions and very passionate about empowering her team to deliver a solid program.   At pick-up, teachers will communicate summarized updates verbally and with the daily reports they provide in the Tadpoles app there's lots of cute action shots and useful information about how much they ate and what they learned. My paediatrician laughs when I open the Tadpoles app during appointments to give her detailed info on what my child has eaten and diaper details. The variety of toys & activities is also excellent here to keep little hands occupied and growing their skills. There's a lot of creative tools to draw with, a gross-motor skills corner, teacher-led felt story times and little musical instruments.  There's also cool little things like: on Terry Fox Day, the school painstakingly cut out printed little medals to award and affix on to shirts. With COVID-19 precautions in place, there is a lot of additional cleaning taking place (e.g. wiping down tables, spraying outdoor areas clean, masks and gloves) and organized drop-off procedures as families cannot enter the facility. There's a prototype site daycare in the same area so from a fees perspective this daycare may be out of reach for many.  I'd recommend looking into the BC Affordable Child Care Benefit to see if your family qualifies for a reduction in fees.  My overall opinion is that you definitely get what you pay for:  a safe, well-maintained facility, knowledgeable & kind staff, lots of communication and delicious food.  All of this has enabled a warm and nurturing environment where my child has grown and thrived.

As a parent choosing the right daycare can be stressful. I hope our disappointing experience can…read morebenefit others. This review is solely for JK1. We chose this daycare based on Google reviews, school environment and services they provided. Sadly, it didn't not work out and had to pull out our child after two and half month because we lost confidence in management and service they took away. 1. Google Review- It's fascinating that this location received all positive review in the last few weeks given all the changes within the school while their Langley location received mostly negative reviews. It's run by the same group. 2. The environment within the school is great. The JK1 classroom is clean and bright. PLEASE do be careful with uneven surfaces outside of the school. Few children tripped and busted their head including mine. 3. Service: WatchMeGrow is no longer available and Tadpoles daily report is not always accurate. Firstly, my child started on Nov 1st 2022. The JK1 classroom has extreme high teacher/aid turnover rate during the 2nd half of DEC and 1st half of Jan. We pulled our child out after that. There were no prior announcement or introduction when a new teacher join the class. Parents and children arrives to class with big surprise. Regarding to the turnover-management stated "unfortunately some changes are inevitable and out of our hands". Secondly, the management team decided to raise tuition and charge an additional $150 per month for WatchMeGrow (before it was included in the tuition/ service contract we signed) the week before winter break. They expects parents to accept the new contract term with minimum notice. Parents like us who did not accept the new term were not given any options but to terminate and were penalized (we chose to terminate their service). They held our deposit which was just unethical business practice. Under the original contract, we're fully understand that we will have to give a two month notice for service termination, but I strongly believed this would not apply because the school changed the service contact on us (raised tuition and took away service). We chose this school because they offered camera service (WatchMeGrow). WatchMeGrow was a great app because we can check on our child. We use it to compare with their Tadpoles daily report because it's not always accurate. Sometime the tadpoles daily report would say our child slept for an hour and half but we can see on camera that he did not sleep. Even worst we will receive his daily report when he was absent from school. Finally, I hope our experience can benefit other parents that may be considering this location. My main goal is to express our frustration towards management and the amount of stress my wife went through to pull our child out and find a new school. I do hope the management team will see this review and do the right thing by refunding our deposit. This review is not about the money. We are fortunate enough with what we have and bless with our health child. Any money we recoup will be donated to BC'S Children Hospital Foundation. A donation receipt will be upload if it happens.

I love Puddle Jumpers Daycare. The staff have been great with my children. They are attentive,…read morefocused and always willing to help. My children are super happy to be there. They are excited to go and are always excited to tell me what they did at daycare. I highly recommend this centre and will be sad to leave when my child enters school next fall.

I was an employee there and I enjoyed working with all the staffs. I really like Mrs. Shawna she…read morehas good heart and very skilled in managing the daycare. I love the kids and all the procedures we were following.