Safari Kid Beaverton is just the perfect place for our two year old son. He started his learning…read morejourney here this year just before he turned two and within few days he adjusted so well that we did not have to worry anymore. This is because of the very friendly and caring staff/teachers. They make even the parents comfortable right from day one with constant updates about the kid's activities with pictures, notes about the meal times and by promptly responding to any questions/concerns at any point of the day. The school follows just the right curriculum what we need for all ages. At these covid times, they follow the best practices, hygiene and precautions that we expected. With bright ambience in the classrooms, huge play areas and extremely caring teachers, this school just proves to be a second home for our son and his second happy place!! Very thankful to Nancy, Vinisha, Cynthia and all the teachers for making this possible. I highly recommend this school for all early learners!

Our twin boys started at Safari Kid at age three. Previously, we had tried a small Montessori…read moreschool in our neighborhood which was not a good fit for our family. In the year that they have been at Safari Kid, their progression has demonstrated positive growth in so many ways. Safari Kid has provided an excellent environment for our boys to discover the joy in learning. Their response to the play-based and socio-emotional aspects of the curriculum has been so positive. The administration and staff go above and beyond in providing a sense of safety and community, helping our kids to grow into independent, sociable, curious, playful, and confident learners. We truly feel that the teachers, administration, and staff care about the well-being and growth of our kids. As parents we are continually impressed by the new skills acquired by our children from lessons provided by Safari Kid. We are so glad we found Safari Kid!

Denise watched my son for five years, starting from when he was four months old until he started…read morekindergarten. I chose this daycare because it was the least expensive daycare I found, and it was small. She didn't watch more than three kids at a time, so I knew that my son got plenty of attention, and her daycare never got too loud or chaotic like the larger daycares I visited. My son liked coming and made friends with the other kids there. I liked her flexibility. My job sometimes had me working six days a week, sometimes only one or two days a week. Denise offered weekly and daily rates, so that I only paid for what I needed. (She offered hourly and monthly rates too, but I only paid weekly and daily.) It was also great that she was open earlier and later than most daycares, and open on the weekends too. I liked that she was willing to work with cloth diapers, fed my son the number of bottles I requested at the time intervals I requested when he was a baby, and bought the food I requested for him when he was older (he was picky). Because of the small size of the daycare and the quiet neighborhood, my son always got quality naps there. He slept better there than at home! She weaned him off the pacifier and helped with potty training too. I appreciated that she read books to him and took him out for a walk on the nearby trail everyday. She also had a small backyard my son got to play in when the weather was nice. Another thing I liked about this daycare was that Denise made a point to not let the kids watch too much TV; she only allowed up to one hour of TV per day. She helped my son learn his numbers and letters, and even taught him to read before he started kindergarten! Now his teacher says he's the best reader in his class!

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I could not be happier with Tatiana's school. My son has had tremendous growth since he's been…read moreattending school there and he comes home speaking Spanish. He has learned new skills and begs me to take him to daycare even on the weekends sometimes. Tatiana has a passion and love for kids and takes time to get to know each of them individually. She brings creativity to her work and allows the kids to take the lead on what they are interested in. This is the exact environment I wanted for my son. He is able to deepen his connection with nature and others. Your child will have a blast. The location is excellent too. Tatiana sends me pictures of what my son is learning and I love forward to receiving those every day. She is very clean and sanitized the toys each day. She provides an attentive and nurturing environment that I'm sure your family will love.

My son absolutely loves his teacher Tatiana! She is so sweet and professional, always prepared and…read moreorganized, offers so many different types of learning tools, games, songs, and artwork. My son has been with her since he was about 16 months old, and has always loved going to school. The only way I would feel confident working as full time solo mother, is because of the confidence and trust I have in leaving my beautiful toddler with Tatiana. She is not only professional and a fantastic and talented teacher, but Tatiana is also caring, compassionate and loving with the kids. We love you Tatiana! -Kayla and Liam

my daughter has been going here for more than a year, and she has learned a lot! Ms. Erika is…read moreamazing with kids and my daughter absolutely loves her. She is extra helpful with weird work schedules and helps accommodate them best to your liking. My daughter actually asks to go to daycare everyday so you know she's doing something right!

We have known Ms. Erika for two years now. Her school has been a great landing spot for our 4 year…read moreold son, particularly recently when he needed to transition to a different school. Ms Erika always provided great feedback positively reinforcing areas our son was doing well at while telling him that she would work with him in areas where he was struggling. She was also exceptional at providing feedback to my wife, all of which was invaluable due to her immense child care experience. Her center has many interesting learning stations as depicted in pictures on her website, which will pique the interest of any child. I would recommend crocodile to any parent. Your kids will be great hands!

Chiva and her family took care of my little guy for a few years, they always made us feel welcomed…read moreand at home. When I dropped and picked him up I never had to worry or question his day. I trust Chiva and her family with my family. Thanks you Chiva for taking great care of Keegan :)

This review is for the toddler room, but I imagine that many of the issues that bugged me are also…read morepresent in the other classes. I had two kids in their toddler room for 6 months, and then I pulled them out after being fed up. Now, after putting my kids in a different daycare I can see clearly how bad it was at Kindercare, I am still dealing with guilt that I didn't I pull them out sooner. Here is the good and the bad I experienced at this center. Good: - The outdoor space is big and beautiful with tons of toys to play with. - Teachers were really good at changing diapers quickly and my kids never got diaper rashes while there. - The front desk was always welcoming and greeted us with a smile. - There was always someone picking up the phone and they were always open to go check on your kid right away if you asked them. - They are not cheap but they have a good discount for intel or ohsu employees and they offer sibling discounts too. - They use a pretty nice app that informs you of the diaper changes, food consumption and photos shared. You can also message teachers and director via this app. - They have excellent hours that secure care for your little one even when you have a long day at work. Bad: - Generally the teachers were not engaging or showing much interest or affection to the kids. They were mostly standing around passively and often talking amongst themselves instead of the children. Sometimes kids would be wailing in the corner and no one would pay any attention to them. I witnessed this regardless of the time that I stopped by to pick up kids, or drop off anything for them. - The toddler classrooms are tiny! They have sectioned a big room into 3 little rooms that probably barely meet the min square footage per child. The rooms are always crowded and in a disarray with toys laying everywhere. They don't teach the kids to clean up and there were always (dirty) toys spread around on the floor that you would step on as you dropped off and picked up your kids. - the food is DISGUSTING. Don't be fooled by the menus they may show you. It may look good on paper, but first of all, the food served almost never matches what is printed on the menu for that day. "Fresh fruit" comes out of a can! Cheese and meat is processed. Bread is stale and white. Nothing is truly cooked there. It's all just thawed and/or warmed. I wouldn't eat any of that myself. - The kids were taken to play outdoors twice a day during summer, but even though we had a very mild fall and winter, but they did not take the kids out a single day from Oct to Feb. And after parents called to complain they took them out only occasionally when the weather was very nice. Their excuse was that some kids do not have warm clothes?! They kept the kids in the tiny tiny classrooms crawling around all day, and my boys would get horribly sick every other week. - They constantly move the kids around among toddler classes. We would always drop off our kids around the same time, within the allowed drop off time and around breakfast time and in their designated classrooms, but they would already be at capacity in that room and have to move some of the kids out to accommodate our kids. Sometimes they would take kids that were in the middle of eating their breakfast and have them walk to another room. It was always chaos and a lot of teacher/student switching once we arrived. - I had a kid that drooled a lot and I would give them extra bibs so they could change them out during the day, but despite asking a couple of times and sometimes even messaging about it they would forget and on his drooly days my kid would often go home in a wet shirt (with dry and clean bibs sitting in his cubby). -They had serious staffing issues and had to close their classrooms unannounced several days during fall and winter! Once they emailed us at 7am that they could only take 8 more toddlers that day, and first come first serve! Other days they would ask us to pick up our kids earlier due to staff being out. - There were also a lot of little less important, but annoying, things as well such as not removing the kids shoes for nap time, not being stocked with age-appropriate educational toys like legos, building blocks etc., not allowing food from home, they would play super loud music non stop in the evening, they tossed all the water bottles in a cubby all week and never changed the water or cleaned the bottles until parents pick them up at the end of week and clean them, they would not provide water to the kids during the day only at specific times (my kids were sooo thirsty when we picked them up because they couldn't speak and ask for water or they did and were ignored). All in all, while there are a few positives, I would never recommend this place to anyone who wants the best for their child. I have even heard teachers working at that center discouraging parents from putting their children there! That should be telling enough...

I have had three children now be with Kindercare, starting as infant through PreK. They continue to…read moreimpress with their authentic care of each individual child, diverse programming and excellent hours. Knwing my child is safe and growing in their exploration of the world allow me to work without worry and be completely present with them when home. Communication about programming and our children is above what I could have hoped. Now that some kids have started older school, I have greater and greater appreciation for kindercare. Thank you to everyone there, Director Rubi and PreK teacher Meredith.

Our kids' preschool is currently setting up enrollment tours for Fall and I just had to share!…read moreLife's Little Joys Learning Center has been a true blessing to our family. We began 3 years ago with our oldest and our daughter now attends as well. We have loved watching them both grow in a close-knit community with supportive teachers and a positive learning environment. Joy has taken the time to get to know the kids' individual strengths and needs. She continuously invests in new experiences for the kids; yoga, woodshop and music classes by outside providers are an added weekly treat in addition to creative endeavors and thoughtful new materials. Joy's dedication, timely communication and pure passion has blown us away! Her early childhood education is evident~ Life's Little Joys is a hidden gem in Beaverton.

Joy is professional, warm and caring. You can tell that she knows what she is doing and the space…read moreshe has created at Life's Little Joys is simply amazing. Within the first week of starting with Joy my son was already coming home with new skills.

I can't give enough positive feedback about this preschool. Our family loves Pipster so much. My…read moreson's preschool experience has been so wonderful. We have seen him grow developmentally in so many different ways and his excitement to go to school everyday is the best thing to see. All of the teacher's and staff are fantastic. Not only is everyone so welcoming, but they are always willing to work with the family, and are committed to creating a safe and inviting atmosphere for the students. My son's first teachers were Teacher Rylee, and Teacher Anna. Their dedication to helping these little minds grow and thrive is truly remarkable. I have watched how they have helped my son (3.5 yrs old) develop better coping skills with emotional and physical regulation. With these new learning skills, I have seen a stronger sense of awareness from him. His teachers always have days planned out with fun and educational activities. They have provided him with a creative learning environment setting healthy boundaries, while also still allowing him to be himself and have fun. I always feel 100% confident my child is being well looked after. Thank you Pipster Prep for everything. If you want to send your child to the best preschool setting you can ask for, send them here. -Colie

Pipster Prep SW is a place where your child will grow and learn in abundance. The staff are so…read morecaring for all the children. It's nice when you come to drop off and have consistent faces and they know who your kid is before you even step out of your car. The activities are organized with monthly themes that are shared with parents so you can discuss these things at home. They have had special visitors and field trips monthly (before Covid). I imagine it must be hard to keep a place with so many kids clean but I literally have never seen any mess whatsoever even when the kids are painting. Their health and safety protocols ensure me as a parent they are doing everything possible to make sure kids can be present at school everyday. They are the perfect balance of academics and social/play time!

As a teacher and childcare provider for 8+ years, I spent lots of time researching places that…read morewould be suitable and safe for my daughter when we moved to Beaverton. I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled upon WYLC, specifically Teacher Nupur who showed a very deep and purposeful interest in the work she is doing. In all of my years of working in child care facilities, I had not seen nor experienced anything nearly as intentional, child-centered, or loving as the environment that Teacher Nupur creates for these children. My daughter has attended since the beginning of the year 2024 and I have only wonderful things to say about the program. Teacher Nupur cares deeply for each child and provides so much love and support in her facility to help them thrive as individuals and become confident in themselves. This also shows in the amazing teachers that she trains personally so that each child is met with a loving, respectful and supportive teacher. She even cooks healthy food for the children that my daughter grew to love. (food that she wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole at home!) So much of what I love about the program, can be seen just by walking through the facility. Each wall and corner carefully and thoughtfully put together to create a kid friendly, positive and calm space. We love Teacher Nupur and are heart-broken to have to leave due to moving for work. Finding a new childcare facility that compares will be a near impossible feat.

What drew us to this learning center was several factors, the style with which they teach the…read morechildren which is supportive of the child's individual pace and interests; affordable rates, and healthy organic meals/snacks prepared by the center staff. We had visited a couple other learning centers/daycares in the area, neither of which left us feeling like they were right for our family. After our initial walk through and meeting with Nupur Singh who is the centers Director and teacher, we knew this was the place for us! Our little guy ended up attending for a little less then 3 years until graduating to Kindergarten this year. Before he started, our son was exceptionally shy when interacting with those outside of our family. Preschool was proving to be no exception but the teachers worked with him with patience, and gave him all the time he needed to come out of his shell. Our experience while he was in their care was a positive one and helped build an good academic foundation for elementary school. Him leaving this year was bittersweet for our family but we feel fortunate for the experience that we had and to have found teachers who truly care for their students.