We started my son at Goddard in Redmond Ridge when he was around 8 months and we've had an…read moreabsolutely amazing experience. Just like most new moms, I was very nervous leaving my baby and going back to work but the Goddard staff made us so comfortable from the beginning by providing kind, supportive, educated communication. The owner, Shauna, and the entire administrative staff are fantastic. Very hands on and with great communication, always open to answering questions and providing updates. The teachers in the infant class are caring, loving and provide a safe environment for babies to grow and explore. My son moved from the infants to toddler room a few months ago and the teachers in toddler class (Squirrels) are just as amazing. They do such a great job of taking care of the kids, teaching them, making connection with them and making sure they have fun. We were amazed when my son started doing sign language to communicate and it seems like he is learning something new everyday. He loves going to school and he loves his teachers, and enjoys the wide range of activities specially music class and going out. It has been an incredible journey for us to see him grow and learn new things and we owe it to the fantastic team at Goddard. We highly recommend The Goddard at Redmond Ridge to anyone looking for a safe and caring daycare and school with high standards.

This place is absolutely amazing! We started going to Goddard at Redmond Ridge when my daughter was…read morearound 6 months old and she's now almost 2. Every teacher, every staff member is so kind, caring, friendly and understanding. We've really connected with everyone and my daughter has such an amazing bond with her teachers. This to me is priceless. Shout out to Miss Eilish, Joanne, Stephanie, and Mayra for their love and patience with our spunky little girl. On top of wonderful people, the curriculum and activities are so good for her! She learned sign language, foundational concepts like sharing, saying please and thank you, and fun things like painting and music! They've handled the Covid-19 crisis like pros and we feel very comfortable with the extra measures they take to make sure everyone stays healthy. You really can't find a better place than here.

Great toddler group with knowledgeable, friendly teachers and great resources. Nice families and…read morekids and a great way to meet other families and get out of the house!

My 3 year old and 1 year old have had SUCH an amazing experience at WTG. My 3-year-old was very shy…read moreand reserved and had a hard time with separation in the beginning. She would have had a hard time with a drop off style program so this was the perfect gradual first school experience/introduction she needed. Thanks to the amazing support and patience of the WTG program she was able to get so comfortable with the school experience and really find her confidence by the end- now can't wait for "drop off school" next year. This was such an incredible first school experience and I am so thankful we joined!

Both of my children have gone to camp here all summer, on and off. Danielle is an excellent…read moreteacher, and has a way with kids. She really connects with them. As a mother of three young children herself, she really gets it -the kids, being a mom, all of it. She's womderfully flexible and laid back. I love this place and highly recommend it to everyone I meet.

My daughter went to Bellevue Country Day School for two years of preschool. Teachers are great,…read morenice mix of structured and self directed activities. Positive experience, would highly recommend. Many great memories and friendships made here. Especially the mom's day tea! We have since moved away and am having difficulty finding another program that quite measures up.

It's my favorite after school care center, teachers are well knowledged, patient and schedule of…read morethe daily routine is well organized. Food provided is healthy, lots of activities helping kids' development. Highly recommended.

My children love it.... most of the time. They enjoy the free time, and extra activities from…read moresports, to drama, to free time in the park. They dont always enjoy the homework hour, but I DO!!. They capture an hour or so of studying, that would take us 2-3 hrs at home, with a lot more arguing and tears. Our child was pretty behind her class in her curriculum skills 3 yrs ago. But from her hard work throughout, and plenty of guidance and help from Mrs Mumpta, and Mrs Kay, shes caught up and then some. Besides the public speaking, extra music lesson options, ease of transportation from school, cooperative costs, they really capture many aspects under one roof, with my greatest value in the curriculum management and individual guidance. While there are certainly many options, and different fits for all, we quickly and gladly give a big recommendation to Positive Ally.

My son has had a wonderful experience at this center. The staff is friendly and professional, and…read morethey truly care about the children. I highly recommend this center to other families.

This daycare is irresponsible, unsafe, and dishonest. I trusted them to take care of my child. The…read moreteacher of the toddler class neglected him. As a result, he is seriously sick now. At least two members of staff lied about the situation. No one really took the issue seriously. This center has no empathy or respect for children. Parents in my community and colleagues were horrified to hear our experience. We will make sure that all of our friends and colleagues who are parents and considering Bright Horizons are aware of how dangerous this center is.

Our child has been attending Braithburn Academy's Pre-K class since September 2025. He is thriving…read moreand looks forward to seeing his friends each day. Megan provides heart-centered leadership and genuinely cares about fostering a happy place for children and staff. She is warm and responsive in her communications, and I feel like my child's neurodivergent needs are respected. I think he truly enjoys having significantly more outdoor time than the previous corporate type setting he was at. Being so close to nature is a positive for his nervous system as well. He also enjoys the field trips very much (another positive difference of being at a homey setting vs. corporate chain).

My daughter is in the toddler class, and we are so happy with the care she receives. Her teacher,…read moreMs. Sunitha, takes amazing care of her and makes us feel very comfortable leaving her at daycare every day. She is kind, patient, attentive, and truly caring with the children. We can see how much our daughter enjoys being in her class and how well she is learning and growing. We really appreciate Ms. Sunitha and the wonderful environment she creates for the kids. Highly recommend!!

We had a very disappointing experience at Living Montessori and would not recommend this school to…read moreparents in the area. The school enforces a very strict 9:00 a.m. arrival policy--if you are even one minute late, your child is not allowed to enter. This policy was never clearly communicated during the tour, so parents should read the contract very carefully. Even for doctor's appointments, they expect everything to be completed before 9:30 a.m. and require advance notice. For children under four, who frequently get sick, this lack of flexibility is unreasonable and unrealistic. The extracurricular programs were also a waste of time and money. My son was enrolled in soccer classes (ages 8-10), and we never received any weekly updates, photos, or videos. Despite repeatedly asking for feedback, we were never informed about how our son was doing in these classes. The administration was another major issue. Our interactions with Aliya were extremely frustrating. The school is holding $3,600 of our money and refusing to either refund it or apply it toward our son's tuition. We had to delay our younger son's start date for personal reasons, and Aliya confirmed via email that the $3,600 could be used whenever our son started. They have since changed their stance and are now refusing to honor that agreement. Please be very cautious before committing to this school, as they seem to find every possible opportunity to keep parents' money. We moved our elder child out within a few months, and he is doing significantly better at a different Montessori school.

Highly unprofessional and misleading conduct. My son was admitted to the center, and I paid a…read moredeposit of over USD 3600 to secure the spot. The original start date was set for the end of the year. When my plans changed, I contacted the center to request a revised start date. I was explicitly assured, both over email and verbally, that this would be accommodated and that the deposit would be carried over. The center has now reversed this position and is not honoring those commitments. They required us to repeat the tour, during which the staff member conducting it was dismissive and disrespectful. They are also requesting an additional assessment. When I asked whether the deposit would be refunded if the assessment was unsuccessful, they explicitly refused. Withholding such a significant amount of money under these circumstances is unacceptable and raises serious concerns about their business practices. This reflects poor ethics, lack of transparency, and unprofessional handling of families. Commitments made in writing and verbally were not upheld.

I don't know why it's taken so long (about four years) for me to review this place, but it deserves…read moreabout five-star "as good  as it gets" review.  My boy was there from about 18 months until almost three years old, and really appreciated the place, particularly after mixed experiences with a subsequent Montessori school. It is open to children from 15 months to 6 years old.  The facility is the basement of a large residential home. The owner-headmaster of the school (and a much school in Issaquah) lives upstairs. The entrance is around the back, shielded by the house from the street noise of Bel-Red Road. Access from the parking lot is by a nicely landscaped boardwalk.  The schoolyard is securely fenced, with lots of forested natural scenery outside the fence. The highlight is a stream called Country Creek, through the corner of the school's property. (It starts near Cascade View Park and flows into the Sammamish River.) The city has it marked as salmon spawning habitat, but I haven't seen its salmon run. Indoors, there's a toddler school room, and preschool room, and some office and other private space. Both classrooms were brightly lit and cheerful even in the gloom of winter. They were spotlessly clean -- and our boy was there before pandemic. It was well equipped, with learning materials organized Montessori-style.  The teachers were dedicated and caring, and because of the small classes they always had abundant time for the children. And because the owner is a Montessori teacher who lives upstairs, a familiar substitute was always available when teachers needed days off.  Communications were excellent: a simple form with a few little status updates, written notes about anything unusual during the day and scheduled events ahead, plus availability to talk about any concerns at pick-up time. (They weren't champions with e-mail, but better at it than a subsequent school.)  A highlight event (scheduled well in advance so parents could see their kids' delight) while our boy was there was a visit from a mobile petting zoo. A truck (maybe more than one) arrived one day with rabbits, goats, sheep, assorted other animals -- and a pony. Their staff set up cages and hand-wash stations, and let the kids interact with the animals. In the parking lot, kids took turns riding the pony. Now I want to look at my photos and videos and share them with our boy.  The tuition was very affordable. In part, that's probably because it shares overhead with the owner's house. But it's also due to the place's one inconvenience, that parents had to send lunches when dropping off the children.  A note about Montessori schools in general: the learning style is exploratory and largely self-directed. Budget permitting, I think it's ideal for most toddlers and preschoolers, except for some with special needs. But it's not such a clear choice for elementary school and up; if a child absorbs a strong sense of self-motivation to work at school, it's superior. If not, a conventional classroom with stronger guidance may be a better fit. But Prime Time enrolls kids during the early years when Montessori is best for most children.  In retrospect I wish we had kept him there until he was too old, but we had previously wait-listed him at another Montessori school (which provided excellent lunches). Our reasoning had been to transfer him while he was little, to get the disruption of changing schools over with earlier. But as it turned out, the pandemic was a vastly greater disruption to children (and adults) of all ages.  After all that praise -- and the observation that the inconvenience of sending lunches was balanced by the very reasonable price -- I feel comfortable giving Prime Time a five-star "as good as it gets" without any concerns about grade inflation.

Great school with small classrooms! Loving teachers. They provide a very clean and nurturing…read morelearning environment and really love the kids! The playground area is very beautiful and offers lots of things for the kids to do.