Toured KinderCare Meridian, even though they did not have an opening, they still provided a warm…read morewelcome, took the time to answer questions and then referred us to another location that did have an opening. Recently I received an email and a phone call from them informing me of an opening. By then we had already enrolled our daughter into another KinderCare. I do remember being very welcomed, and receiving a courteous gal who walked us through the facility, discussed the infant rooms, diapering, and how their facility operates. We toured 3 locations that day and felt this facility would provide quality, safe care.

No. Absolutely no. I…read morewas told to check this location and another when 1 other was full. I called thinking let's skip the 800 number and the typical we have openings and tour but u go and find out no they didn't. So, I called this one. Immediately got stuck with someone who was and I quote, " um, no, there no opening, not sure if there'll be one anytime soon." She sounded rather annoyed at the call. No name, no thanks for calling kindercare... just short and hung up. Ok, we'll, if you have no patience for inquiring parent. U should NOT work with children. Hire better people. This is disgusting!!!!!

Anitha and the teachers at Little Giggles have been amazing for the past two years. When my son…read moreentered the school he struggled with counting past the number 3 and writing his name correctly (normal for a 3 year old) Within the first week he was counting to 10 and writing his name. Within a month he was writing his full name without any help. I am extremely pleased with the care, curriculum, and learning. My son loves the school and all of the teachers, in fact, he gets upset when I come to pick him up early. This is classified as a pre-school in my eyes. Little Giggles truly cares about the children and their development. Something for them to be very proud of. Great communication and follow up with parents. I have peace of mind and trust knowing my son is in good hands. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Fellow mommy friends have told me that if my experience at Little Giggles wasn't satisfactory, I…read moreshould've taken my child out of there immediately, but I initially allowed my son to finish off the one month that I had paid for in advance while we were on the waiting list for another school and I was nothing less than disappointed by the care my son received there. The playing and learning areas indoors there did not appear dirty when superficially surveying the place but my son consistently came home reeking literally of human feces and I had to shampoo out his hair more than twice his second day there before I could get the smell out. Every evening when picking him up at 5:30pm, there would be black stuff caked underneath his nails without fail and I've had to clip each nail to get under there to scrub it out using a toothbrush. How in the world does a child get this filthy?? He's been in other daycare facilities and play classes and has never come home this filthy before. Additionally, my son lost an expensive pair of pants there that we received as a gift from Japan. I had hoped to use it for my next child but it got lost at Little Giggles Daycare somewhere amidst the many overflowing bins of list and found items stuffed in a back room. When I had asked my son's morning teacher, Mrs. K. J if I could take a look at the bins to see if the jeans happened to be there, I was met with a strange hostility which was surprising since I had never had prior interaction with her before. I felt like I was a child being reprimanded for asking to look for my child's missing items and she was not preoccupied teaching a class so I didn't feel as though I was interrupting anything. Other times, my child's winter coat and socks have been thrown haphazardly onto bookcases in an adjacent room or sloppily thrown into another child's cubby box. There seems to be little organization of children's belongings and class projects and little regard in keeping belongings separate which I personally feel is a bad example to follow. My son has also learned to say things like " go away" while attending this daycare which he never used to say. However, my largest concern with this daycare is the lack of communication between parents and teachers/director of little giggles. I was discouraged from just showing up on a random visit to see how my child was adjusting and learning when I had expressed interest in sitting in on a classroom visit. When picking up my son one evening, I was approached by K.J to stay to speak with her abouty sons progress in class ( my son is two and a half) and when I told her we had evening reservations at a restaurant where our relatives were already waiting, I was told, "well, if you don't care about your child's performance in school..." Who says that to a parent when first meeting them? Aren't teachers and parents on the same team? I then explained explained that o never received a memo or email from the school about a parent teacher meeting and was not prepared his evening having had a prior engagement. I then told krista that I would be happy to meet another day that week in which mrs K.J. replied that there was no other time we could meet since this was the only time available for her class. I brought a parent questionnaire back to this teacher and hand delivered it to her the next day filled with info about my child's learning curve, tendencies and temperament as well as a baby resume of all the classes my son has attended from the time he was 5 months old. I did this to show this teacher that I did in fact, care a lot about my sons education because she was so obviously not convinced. I have now placed my son in a Montessori school and I'm hoping our experience there will be different in a better way.

We absolutely love Little People Preschool. Every staff member - the Director and all the teachers…read more- love these kids. They engage the kids in fun activities that my son gets so excited to do and show us, and they teach about the things of God. Our son loves going there every day and I love that we can send him there and know and trust that he is in good hands.

As a working mom sometimes I have to make tough choices and I'm not always sure if I made the right…read moreone. Thankfully, sending my kids to Rainier Christian Schools' Little People Preschool has never been one of those choices I've doubted. I know when I drop them off my kids are greeted by teachers who love them, they learn more about the Bible and have weekly Chapel, and have developed wonderful friendships with other kids at school. One of the reasons I also chose this preschool is because my son was 4 and still having trouble potty training, and they have a special classroom devoted to potty training, and within 3 months of joining he was fully potty trained! I am continually thankful that we chose RCS for our family and that our kids are thriving there.

Great school and day care! Loving teachers and staff providing Christian education to kids. Both my…read morekids have attended for the last several years. They even accept DSHS reaching our communities of Tacoma and Lakewood!

Wonderful curriculum. Awesome outdoor areas. Staff are educated, experienced, and dedicated to…read morenurturing engagement. Good management for years and years!

I would give 0 stars if I could. Our daughter was on the waitlist for a year for the toddler's…read moreclass. Once notified there was an opening, I was asked for an updated ASQ form for her age. Our daughter has a speech delay (nothing more, we checked) and her ASQ scores reflected as such. All of a sudden, the Early Learning Center's attitude changed. They suddenly had to "double check" if there was an opening and also wanted to add an interview step before we could enroll. The ELC director was not comfortable with our daughter's position and wanted to "see if [name] was a good fit for the school." If they did decide to enroll our 2-year old daughter, they wanted to see her speech therapist notes regularly. Good grief. These kids are 2. Not very "Christian" to size up a 2-year old and discriminate against a little girl who is a little behind in talking... Doesn't really say much about the ELC teaching staff either if they can't support a very small delay. Cascade Christian's attitude toward our daughter and her abilities made my family feel very unwelcome. Unbelievable and gross behavior from a "Christian" school.

This place has gone from great to disgusting and unsafe over the past couple of years. Management…read morehas turned over a couple of times since then and teacher staff is now a revolving door. We just pulled our daughter out of there because they aren't even pretending to apply a curriculum for pre-k. They're babysitters, now, and not even very good ones at that. Most recently, we found soiled clothing stuffed into her backpack with her other clothing, sheet, and blanket. Not in a bag, just right into her backpack which now is soaked with urine. My four-year-old doesn't often have accidents, but good lord, what lazy, thoughtless person thought this was ok? During the pandemic, staff was supposed to be masked. Almost daily, either on dropoff or pickup, there were staff seen in classrooms or in the office (the part parents and kids walk though) either completely without a mask or the mask pulled down. Every time I brought it up, I was told that they'd "mention it in a staff meeting" or confirm that yes, it is their policy for staff to mask up. Regardless of your views on masking, the fact that they just didn't enforce their own policies that are supposed to be in place for safety, is unacceptable. The owner, Tom, also spread misinformation during the pandemic regarding masks and other preventive measures via signage posted at the center and at the summer camp location. This place started going down hill quickly when the director (a couple of directors ago, I think) left. Andrea was the last good one, but it was clear that she was being hamstrung from actually doing anything good there. I know it's tough finding a child care center these days, but please, if you have the option, look elsewhere. I'm sure there are other places just as bad or worse, but I no longer trust this place to keep my child safe and certainly not to prepare her for kindergarten. The dozen or teachers who have cycled through that room in the past few months have been uninterested in getting to know the kids, have completely ignored kids who clearly needed attention, were downright mean to kids (witnessed during dropoff on numerous occasions). If you can help it, please trust your children to another center. Also, the five star review that this is updating was written with the promise of a starbucks giftcard. I'm not sure how many other positive reviews are genuine.

They're always very nice when I arrive to pick up my niece, Kaleiah. They already know me. LOL! The…read moreschools smell like Clorox. They seem to always be cleaning. The kids always appear happy.

I have taken my son to two other daycares, and I am so glad that we found Sumner Valley Preschool…read more He's been attending this school for 9 months and there has never been a bad day. Leaving him all day is the hardest, but knowing he has teachers there who genuinely care about how he is and what he is learning makes it so much easier! There are days that I get there to pick him up from school and he says he doesn't want to leave!!! Every teacher is the perfect blend of professional and compassionate and are really great at getting to know your child. We attended a parent-teacher conference and they had put together a whole portfolio of his art and what they'd been learning to show his progression over the time he's been there. Amazing school. Amazing people. Wish we'd found it sooner!!

My two girls practically grew up at Sumner Valley Preschool, and both still attend after-school…read moreprograms there now that they've moved into elementary school. Great staff, wonderful location and a solid program that prepared both girls well for starting school and put them well ahead of kids who weren't lucky enough to attend there.

My niece has been going here for a little over a year now and my nephew just started and it has…read morebeen very successful for the both of them. We love their therapists, they're so flexible and caring towards us. Everyone in that office is very kind and will greet you with a smile. Masks are no longer mandatory so that's helpful for the kiddos now when they're playing inside. So thankful we were able to find a therapy place that wasn't too far from their home.

We were recommended here by my sons feeding therapist & when she told us about this place she also…read morementioned that they continually overstep boundaries to keep an eye out and speak up. My son would begin meltdowns right when we walked in - we were eventually switched to a different time and therapist, it didnt help any. The owner & new therapist seen my son once a week, he wasnt allowed anywhere but one small room. The owner led the sessions. My son has HIGH sensory needs, autistic and nonverbal. the owner specifically constantly took activities away that he enjoyed to regulate himself with and forced puzzles & other things (why we dont know). Once we started bringing him here he started having major aggression issues at home and at school. she ( the owner) would restrain him with cushions and tell the therapist it was okay "because thats not really restraining him with the cushion in between" when hes screaming and fighting to be let go. at our last appointment she (the owner) did the restraining again, & then I physically watched her grab him, set him on her lap to force him to do a puzzle and when my son looked away i watched her actually stop herself from grabbing his head and physically turning it for him back to where she wanted him to look. To the point i said "dont even think about it". My son actually came home with marks from his last appointment there and that's why i never took him back. The 2 therapist that he seen before the owner got involved were actually really helpful and they really did try but you could tell that they were uncomfortable and out of their wheelhouse With high sensory need children. Since we have stopped taking him there his aggression issues have completely went away and he stopped having issues at school. I would not recommend this place to anybody. If I could give it 0 stars I would. Also they charged me $50 for canceling an appointment because my son did not sleep at all that night And had slept most of the day and they told me that we should just reschedule For a different time that day because the therapist could handle it. They don't have the kids best interest at heart and that's obvious.