Our family loves Little City! Joining as a toddler, my son loved the transition to school from…read morebeing home full time and the care the teachers gave him to help him develop socially and academically. The teachers and staff are passionate about providing high-quality care using the Montessori method. As parents, we appreciate the communication from the teachers AND staff. The parent community at Little City is so strong and families have developed strong connections through the school. Throughout the year, my son learned to be independent, took pride in his work, and applied many of his learnings at home. He began putting his shoes away in their place, hanging his coat on the hook by himself, setting the table during dinner, and wanting to help out while we cook in kitchen. His growth over the last year has been so impressive!

This school, the people who run it, the teachers and the family community have been like an…read moreextension of our family (especially living through a pandemic). The school communicates clearly, openly and inclusively on all matters regarding the health, safety and growth of the children. They treat their employees with respect and support --- and it shows through how they in turn treat all children/parents. They are rooted in and supportive of the community that surrounds the school. Definitely a gem within the neighborhood and city! I highly recommend this as a place to entrust your child's learning and development.

We have been sending our kids to Little School on the Hill for the last 5 years and we have…read morecherished our time there for sooo many reasons. This is a nature-focused program with Montessori and Reggio Emilia influences as well. One of our favorite things about Little School is how the children truly learn to problem-solve and communicate with their peers. Our kiddos have brought their learnings home to us so that we can also hone our communication skills as a family. Little School is a special place and we feel lucky that our kids have had their first years of learning outside of the home with Mrs. Jen and Mrs. Barbie :)

One of the biggest hidden gems among NW Pre-Schools. Ms. Jenn and Co. provide Littles with lots of…read moreloving care, structure, nature play, and they learn a TON. Ms. Jenn is truly passionate about children. We love Little School!

Amazing ! Hidden secret in the City! Quaint, diverse, private education for a fraction of the price…read moreof neighboring friends schools. Kids are taught to think outside of the box! More than confident with our decision to send our children to school here.

From the owner: We believe that children learn best through purpose and play, in a diverse community of teachers…read moreand peers where everyone belongs. Our students grapple with complex, real-world problems, learning to find solutions and take action, becoming active changemakers in their own neighborhoods and in the world beyond.

Our son has been a student at House at Pooh Corner for a year now and I can say that this is a…read morespecial school. There are many things I like about this school--the love and patience shown by the teachers, the intentional community-building, the inclusive atmosphere--but what really sets it apart to me is thought and care that goes into the design of the educational experience. I am a teacher, and I think a lot about how an educator's vision affects how students learn. My experience has been that many daycare centers either lack any educational vision at all, or else teach a "canned" curriculum devised by an institution outside the school. Not so at Pooh Corner. The educational director works with the teachers to develop a curriculum that is appropriate for THESE SPECIFIC KIDS and reflects their interests. They do special projects based on whatever the kids are excited about--my son's class did a project on shoes, and then another on "gravity" (things going up and falling down). The kids get exposure to lots of different kinds of learning experiences. They have a weekly science class that involves gardening, composting, and bugs. This is not just "experiential" science either--they collect data on their plants (I don't think they call it that, but that's what it is) and compare the ones growing inside and outside! There are options like Spanish class and dance class as well. This is all in the context of lots of free play with a great outdoor playspace, as well as time for physical skills, reading, letters, and numbers. However even the letters and numbers are incorporated thoughtfully into the things that the kids are interested in. The school works as a team with families on big changes like potty training--it made it so easy for us, I think he went from diapers to underpants in two days. They also encourage kids to do as much as possible by themselves, which helps them to be independent.

After a very disappointing experience at another daycare, I can confidently say that House at Pooh…read moreCorner is everything you want and can expect from a daycare. We send our current toddler there, and we plan to send our future infant there as well. (And we plan to have them grow through each class within the center.) The daycare is well staffed and has floating staff, so each room is always equipped with the minimum (often more than) number staff required for each age group. This helps the staff morale, as it seems that no one is over or underworked. The staff is friendly, knowledgable and truly cares about the children and the community. And many staff members have been there for many years (some are former students of Pooh Corner). Notable Pros: -Staff members are ALWAYS "on the floor". They are never sitting in a chair and on cell phones (unfortunately, many other daycares accept this). Staff are actively involved and playing with and teaching the children. -Lesson plans are sent through email weekly. Other emails are sent with pictures of events and other things that the community is involved in. -There is a strong community mentality. Pooh Corner is a welcoming community with many volunteer events, art shows, and social events (at the center and at parents' homes). -Everybody knows everyone else. Because of the movement of staff floaters and the community mentality, everyone knows my wife, my daughter and me, when I walk in (from the director, to the pre-school teachers, to all of my daughter's teachers in the toddler room). This truly makes me feel like my daughter is in safe and caring hands. -Outdoor play everyday (weather permitting). They have a wonderful playground and do things like water play in the summer. -They have a focus on sustainable practices and organic materials. They welcome cloth diapers provide organic sunscreen and bug spray during the spring/summer.

I had two children attend this daycare and they both loved it .My children learned so much .Plus I…read moreloved all the staff members.

Worst daycare ever!!! This daycare has the most unprofessional staff, I have never been treated so…read morebad in my life. They forgot to pick up my daughter from school 3 times and had no good excuses just "opps". They leave my 5 year old in pissy clothes for hours and over charged me. They refuse my children whenever they feel like it with excuses of being short staffed!! If u are looking for someone to neglect your children then Sunbright childcare is perfect. Also most of their staff hang out on the corners with drug dealers and look high themselves!!

The daycare seemed amazing at first but it quickly proves not to be. The accepted my youngest…read morechild,2, who is still in potty training. Everyday I picked him up they would give me a bag saying he had an accident and his diaper was always full when I picked him up. They say they use the bathroom every 25 minutes but clearly that's not the case. Don't accept a two year old still trying to learn to use the potty if your not going to take the time to change him. Everyday most of the diapers I sent were still in his bag so I know they weren't changing him. I went in with a copay approved by CCIS but instead they charged me more than double the amount. They charged me 40 dollars for a late fee that I did not understand but paid anyway. I decided that the daycare was not going to be a good fit for my family and alerted them on WED. that my kids would not be coming back after Friday and was met with an "ok" from Megan. The next day I went in Megan decided to pull me to the side and tell me that she knew I was upset and that she would refund the late fee and waive it for me if I would continue to keep my sons there. I declined. There was no way in hell my kids were staying. Upon trying to leave the daycare I was told that I would have to pay for another 3 weeks because they require a three weeks notice if you are pulling your kids out. However my kids were in there for 1 "PAID IN FULL" week. I gave my notice on that Wed and that was all they were going to get. In talking to my case worker I was told that they informed her I never paid anything since putting my kids in the daycare which was a complete lie and I have the receipts to prove it. The nicest thing about the daycare is the look of it. My kids will never step foot in your shitty ass excuse for a daycare. You're not different from any other daycare, in fact, you're probably worse than every other daycare I've been to. My sons learned nothing, and please don't say that's because it was only a week. My kids learn things in one day and learned a ton in 2 days at a different daycare. My advice to anyone looking into this daycare, look elsewhere, you can do better and your child deserves better.

From the owner: Our logo has inscribed in latin, the words "Incipit In Via" which means.....The Journey Begins…read more That Journey...is the journey of life-long learning. We believe that inorder for that journey to be successful, every child must develop, what we call the four key skills: Reading, Math , Science, and the Arts The Germantown Day School (GDS) is a place where children learn these four key skills...first. We emphasize learning over baby-sitting. We emphasize the development of an early appreciation for learning that is critical to a child's future academic success. Every child can benefit, and is welcome, to benefit from our GDS philosophy of a fun, but structured and committed, learning program.

Steps to Success is an excellent daycare. I am very happy to send my 15m.o. son there. The staff…read more(mainly I know Melissa Simon, the director) are extremely professional and go over the top to inform me every day via email how things went for my little one. He is a very busy child and can be a real handful, but Ms. Simon is very good about creating routines for the children (including a great deal of educational content which I doubt many other daycare places would involve my baby in at this age).

FSTS is a great establishment. My child started at four months, and our experience has been great!…read moreMelissa is very professional, and has worked with our ever-changing schedules and needs. Most of all, my child is always happy to see her and the other care-givers. A very well deserved 5-stars!