I struggle with anxiety and it's the worst when it comes to my kids..I was so torn starting my…read morecareer and having to trust anyone with my 2 year old. It was such a hard process and it took a tough adjustment period. I'm SO thankful to have met Susan at Smart Start PlaySchool. She is so down to earth, friendly, caring, knowledgeable, and just an all around great person. She let me tour their gorgeous home with an incredibly huge play room, adorable entryway, a lovely large kitchen, and a smaller downstairs playroom that was Pinterest perfect. This isn't some lady who randomly has an in-home daycare with a few beat up toys. This is someone who put SO much love and care into such a gorgeous, fun, clean, and safe environment for children to grow and play. It was such a relief to meet people like her and her husband to care for our littlest. She has a passion for child development and knows exactly what she's talking about and knows how important her role is, spending much of the day with people's kids..teaching them and allowing them to learn and grow. I recommend Smart Start Play School to anyone looking for outstanding quality childcare with people they can trust with their most precious babies..I know how hard it is, and I found that myself here.

From the owner: Child Care and Preschool in Oregon City. If you are interested in your child receiving an Early…read moreLearning experience, then Smart Start Play School is the place for your child to be. Learn by Play, that's what we do.

We love Leah and her staff! Our girl has been there since October of 2023- since she was about 7…read moremonths old. As predicted, the transition for her was rough, but Leah and her staff did everything they could to gain her trust (even if it meant bouncing her to sleep and contact napping ). Leah is very communicative and you can tell her staff love the kiddos! They have also been flexible- especially if I needed an early or late pick up.

Leah's is fantastic! We use for drop in care and she is always attentive and very communicative…read more Her house and backyard are perfect environment for stimulating play. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her for care to anyone.

Both my kiddos have attended Valley View Day School since they were infants. The teachers are…read morewonderful and the administration is organized and communicative. We love it here and feel so lucky that the kids have such a good place to spend their days.

I'm very impressed with the the staff and Jan, who is in charge. These kiddos can be a handful, but…read morethey never lose their cool. They're very organized and have lots of fun and interesting activities. I've seen the kids flourish in their learning and social skills prior to starting kindergarten. There was a waitlist and for good reason.

We are so happy with the care and communication we have gotten from Learning Tree! The teachers and…read morestaff are friendly, caring, and skilled. We have been there for 2.5 years now and have had a positive experience the whole time. When my son had a temporary medical condition that required extra support the staff was so helpful and kind. Schedule is wonderful and they have worked hard to help when I needed flexibility. We are very happy with our experience and are so glad we found Learning Tree.

My son has been going to Learning Tree for years. We left a previous daycare when he was getting…read morehorrific diaper rash because they weren't changing his diapers often enough. It was night and day when we started at Learning Tree. The teachers are kind and attentive and keep parents informed. He loved his little Guppy classroom. And when we was older and moved to the Starfish Room, they potty trained him in no time at all. Seriously--we barely had to do anything! He came home trained! When my son got a little older and needed some more assistance with learning, all of the staff has been very helpful, patient and understanding with his accommodations. Now he is in the preschool class at LT, and absolutely ADORES his classroom, his teacher and the activities. Despite the pandemic and the challenges everyone, including LT, has had to endure, he has absolutely thrived. I appreciate LT being so safety and health-conscious during this time. My son has also learned the alphabet, some reading and writing and math. He's seriously a step ahead in all of that and it makes me feel confident that when he starts Kindergarten this year it will be an easy transition. All due to the amazing teacher he had!

My daughter loves Maggie's!!! She has made lots of friends and keeps very busy. She really enjoys…read morethe inside gym that they have out back along with the large play area. Maggie is very organized and sends a weekly schedule of activities and meals to the parents. I love being informed!!!! She will also send you pictures throughout the day to make you feel better :) Thanks Maggie!!

With a focus on "learn through play" Maggie and her helpers are able to provide the positive…read morediscipline/guidance that little learning brains need to gently get them ready for kindergarten. Our experience with Maggie has helped my husband and me to more thoroughly understand and guide our "challenging" child. Her years (dare I say, decades?) of experience watching and helping little people grow is very apparent when you see how she interacts with them. Her experience and guidance to us, as parents, has given us many invaluable tools to use daily in our own home to keep us a little more sane. Monthly calendars with important dates and fun events are given in folders, and weekly e-mails with the planned menus help keep us organized. Seasonal family-gatherings at the business/her home help create a more cohesive family feel for the kids and parents. I've always felt safe leaving my son with Maggie, and that's probably the most important part.

My son Kaden recently started care at Oak Grove preschool/childcare. I was extremely impressed…read morefrom the first day I interviewed Al and Becky. I wish I had found this place a long time before...the business is very well organized..they take good care of my son..

Our boys started here a few months ago. We could not be happier! No matter what time I pick them…read moreup, the kids are engaged in crafts or games or songs or stories. We were paying MORE for a home daycare that was absolute chaos. . . what a welcome change this has been.

My 4yo has been with OC early learning since she was 1.5yo. She has had wonderful teachers since…read more The staff is friendly and truly cares for the children. We have loved every single one of her teachers. The program is more than daycare. They actively teach the kids numbers, letters, science, arts and crafts.

So grateful to have found such a wonderful community for our kiddos. We joined this program at the…read moreheight of the pandemic and never felt safer. The staff and educators have become our family and we fully entrust them with our children's' care. We couldn't have found a better place for our kiddos to learn and grow.

We moved both of our kids to Cascade Summit after them being at another Montessori school from the…read moretime they were both 3 months old. We really agonized over this decision but ultimately we have been very pleased with the move. Our son who is older and had a tough time adjusting a first told me soon afterwards "can we please stay at this school?" and has talked about how much he likes going there. The teachers and staff are wonderful and I have no hesitation leaving my children with them all day. The class sizes are great and I can tell how much time and attention my kids are getting. My four year old is already doing addition and subtraction and learning so much about various countries, the human body, how to write, etc. And for my toddler, they have been fantastic at assisting and supporting potty training which is such a nice bonus. She cannot wait to run in and hug her teachers and friends every day. As a parent and working mom, I really appreciate that we have NEVER once had to keep our kids home because the center lacked ratio, something that happened constantly at our last daycare and was a source of extreme frustration. Their prices are fair, they provide all the food and snacks, and they have minimal days that they are closed, in particular if you choose their extended day program. The people and other families are friendly, and the place has a great vibe to it, something you can sense as soon as you walk in. Overall this daycare center has been a great find and a huge asset for our family. I highly recommend them.

After almost two years, I no longer felt my child was safe at Cascade Summit Montessori. There were…read moresome positives. There are some wonderful staff and teachers. The school property is gorgeous. The playground is nice. Lunch and snacks are included in tuition, which I believed was reasonable. We tried to give the school time to regroup during this past year because we saw so much potential, but, it never got better. We received very little communication from our teachers, if any. The turnover has been extremely high. In less than two years, we've been through 3 directors and 5 teachers. We often did not know who would be teaching our child any given day, or if our teacher would even be there. The inconsistency was hard to ignore as you try to build your child up to depend on adults and to be able to rely on their teachers. A new teacher would arrive with a new routine, new rules, new keywords and phrases...and a few weeks/months later...a new teacher would arrive. The turnover rate just left our child in limbo, shuttled between classes, different teachers, different rules, for over a year. It was not a consistent, positive, nurturing experience. I was willing to overlook many of the negatives. But, this school has dealt with multiple shutdowns in the past few weeks due to COVID exposures. We would often find out on a moments notice, sometimes AT the door to drop off our child, that the classroom was closed. When we asked about reimbursement due to a staff-related exposure closure, we were told that there weren't any "fiscal updates." They didn't offer more vacation days or any other compromise or compensation. They didn't even care to follow-up or mention it again. When we inquired about their staff being vaccinated, they said it was a personal choice. But, when the classrooms closed due to a staff-related exposure, we were told to keep paying. After multiple COVID exposures, classroom closures, and extremely high teacher turnover, the school began requesting the assistance of parents to find substitutes. They also requested parents who would like to "do more within our community" to "volunteer" during pickup and dropoff to help take temperature checks for children at the door. This reminded me of one dropoff experience where I waited patiently at the door with my child, along with another parent and their child. When it came our turn, the teacher came to the door and taped a piece of paper to the door with a phone number. She cracked it open slightly, enough to let us know that "we're full, we're in ratio." My child looked up confused and said, "They're full? No school today????" The teacher said that we just needed to call the number and a teacher would come to the door. I asked if it wouldn't be too much trouble to let someone know, as I had left my phone in the car. She said "sure", closed the door, and went back to her classroom. Within a few minutes, before I could leave the parking lot, the director...and the same teacher...were at the door helping a new line of children. They were "full" and "in ratio" just a few moments prior. But, these are small examples of the inconsistent leadership at this school. Lastly, and what hurt the most, was when we told the director that we no longer felt our child was safe and we would be leaving Cascade Summit Montessori. This is the school my child had spent the past two years at. Two years. Almost half of my child's life. When I said we no longer felt safe and would not return, the entire email was "We are sorry to see her go." They didn't even bother to ask one question, or even leave a salutation, signature, name, nothing. That was how it ended. Seven words. When I arrived to pickup her remaining belongings that day, the director was notified I had arrived. I saw her helping other parents. She looked my way, but didn't bother to say a word. Nothing. After two years, I would expect a school to be more invested in my child, invested in their safety and their care, and be more professional. After two years, they could only respond with, "We are sorry to see her go."