My 2 year old daughter has been going to Forest Friends Children's House for the past 6 months or…read moreso and absolutely adores Lisa and her days spent at FFCH. I love that Lisa pays such special attention to the individual needs of each child - she has a gentle and nurturing manner as well as a teaching background and her skill and patience has resulted in excellent relationships between the kids as well as positive behaviors in my daughter. A few things I have noticed popping up "out of the blue" include everything from a lot more please and thank you (which I am not even the best at remembering myself) to only taking 3 squares of toilet paper from the roll. "1, 2, 3, pieces!" my daughter now says instead of pulling as much as she can off of the roll. It is also not uncommon to hear her singing a new song that she learned at school or to have her tell me excitedly about her adventures that day - taking the bus - playing on the swings - art projects and puppet shows to name a few. I would encourage any parent who values a calm and healthy environment for their child to meet Lisa and talk further about her values and philosophies. Forest Friends Children's House may be the perfect option for you. It is for us!

From the owner: Forest Friends has sadly closed its doors.read more

This newest childcare facility in Truckee is amazing! The facility is clean, organized and very…read moreinviting. Sarah and her teachers are super friendly and very engaging. Each classroom has an age appropriate themed based curriculum. We were lucky to obtain a few spots for a drop in so we could hit the slopes! Great location as well.

My little Liam boy started day care here around the second week of December 2012. Truckee day care…read morehours stink and don't cater to anyone with a normal 8-5 and 5 days a week job. I love their hours. They are open Mon-Sat 7am-5:30pm. So helpful and nice to have a day care with normal hours. Liam is always so happy when he comes home. I know he loves Sarah and Lydia and I can tell he is loved on as well. So happy with this place. Liam is 6 months old.

4 months into my son's attendance here, the behavior of Conecta's owner, Abbie, and Codirector,…read moreSimone, towards us was abhorrent. I would give the actual teachers here (Alicia, Dora, & James) 5 stars... Sadly, I don't expect them to last very long due to the seriously flawed management issues & treatment of kids & their families. Below is as close to an objective description of what we experienced - & the many potentially lawsuit-related red flags raised - as I can provide: My child (two-year-old boy) started in Sept 2021 (3 days/week, from 9:30am-4:15pm). B/c we had to move twice in 2021, he had previously attended 2 other schools, and not only had 0 issues there, but his teachers were very upset when he left b/c they loved him. Also note that these schools had many more students - but the same # of teachers - as Conecta. 1st red flag, during enrollment: The several page long document of very, very specific items the school insists the kids attend with - Bento lunch boxes only - specific brands for raingear, like Tuffo, etc. Child has to provide ALL of their everyday supplies - pencils, coloring, Band-Aids, etc. - in addition to paying tuition. Strange. Still, I go along with all of it b/c we have very few schools in the area & you sit on a waitlist until you can get in. 2nd red flag, first few weeks - COVID policy: Owner of school announces that, if a child exhibits any symptoms, such as a runny nose, County is requiring negative PCR tests (only) and several weeks of quarantine before kids can return to school. I check with the county...this is untrue. So why lie? Just say that's the school's policy - you don't need it to come from the County. Owner either misunderstood the County or doesn't understand what's legally advisable in terms of policies & communication with families. Still, so that my son can continue to attend a school, I hope that it's the former & try not to raise a fuss. Sept - Jan: Reports that I receive from my son's teacher, Alicia, as well as the Codirector, Simone, indicate that he is doing really well re: developing social skills, talking, playing with other kids, singing, engaging in imaginary play, self-entertaining, etc. He & his teacher appear to really like each other. My son seems to love it there - runs in with excitement to play, etc. Mid-Jan: School owner Abbie informs me that a full-time spot has opened up & would my son like to take it & start attending full-time. Truth was evidently that she needed to switch everyone to a full-time-basis only, I assume for financial reasons (but, again, why lie?). While I would love for him to attend full-time, we cannot afford it. This is when our trouble (& the harassment) begins... Abbie and Simone begin to send send me constant messages on a daily basis indicating that they cannot have any of the children opting out of nap time (note: from what I can tell, every school has a number of kids giving up naps around his age & they just provide them with another "restful activity" during that time), so they force my son to nap. He is described as very upset by this - "inconsolable," in fact - and can I come pick him up? I get there... he's asleep. Suspicious. They talk about going so far as to consult a school psychologist about the situation (really?!). They demand sleep consultant intervention. They tell me that he is too attached to his teacher, so they need to work on that - they appear to institute a policy of separating he & his teacher when he seeks out her attention. He reportedly gets upset by this & that's a problem. They ask if, instead, he can start attending 5 days/week from morning until 1pm (vs part-time status, 3 full days/week), then, less than one month later, they inform me that that's no longer an option b/c they took in more students in the meantime & so his only option is to attend three days/week until 1pm...but I'll actually need to pay the full-time tuition rate. Hmm... Turns out all of this was because - although they did not directly inform me of it until much later - owner decided to switch school to a full-time-attendance-only policy (I assume for financial reasons). Evidence came in the form of an email from the owner one month after we withdrew from the school: "Conecta does not have half days anymore. Each spot is worth an amount. We offered a full-time spot and it was not taken by you, so it was filled... His spot, which was full day, had to be paid as full day." I also assume that, b/c I'm an attorney, they thought I might try to sue if they were honest about this, so, instead, they appeared to go for a 'means-to-an-end approach' & make things as difficult as possible for us until we had no choice but to withdraw. This is simply cruel towards kids and reflects very poor management policies. I have no idea if my child was actually ever truly problematic for them or if this was just an excuse to get us to withdraw so that they could fill his spot with someone who paid more $$$$ each month. Terrible.

My 3-4 year old started @ Conecta on 4/2020 and stayed until 8/2021. This was a pretty challenging…read moreand abnormal time during Covid. One teacher call out from Conecta was Teacher Joe, who stood by the school when it went through a major turmoil where 3 other teachers along with almost all students left around April time. He helped rebuild the program and the new team while the owner was dealing with her own issues. My daughter learned, matured over the course of the year there with teacher Joe. She learned to be independent, and picked herself up when she fell. She played hard and really thrived there under teacher Joe. Overall, I give all the credit to Mr. Joe for this, reason being there has been enough evidence that I think I should share with the public about the lack of support, leadership, presence of the actual owner of the school, which created a lot of negativity for parents, teachers (some left). I think the one negative aspect of the school was that during Covid, the owner put a lot of parents in a bind by forcing whole year contract agreements, and did it in a way that left a lot of parents with a sour taste. Unlike other schools, you would pay no matter what for the whole year. She didn't prorate her charges and didn't let people off their contracts when they needed it. I'm not sure if the school will continue to be a great place given the issues at the management / owner level, but I will say I was lucky to have met some nice teachers along the way that really tried.

Our son has done sailing on Lake Tahoe on two different occasions and both times loved it. The…read moreboats a practically new and the owner and very nice and knowledgeable.

From the owner: Founded in 2011, Tahoe Expedition Academy provides a robust academic program that uses rigorous…read morecontent, powerful teaching, and constructive adversity to prepare students for college and beyond. Building upon the solid foundation of TEA's Lower and Middle Schools, the TEA High School provide students the academic preparation and the character to make a positive difference in their own lives and the larger world.

I don't even know when my heating ducts were last cleaned, certainly nap in the year and a half…read moreplus I've been here. The service was great and the scheduling wasn't that far out. I completely recommend the Duck Queen.

Duck Queen was super responsive, arrived early, and took great care in delivering a very helpful…read moreservice. They helped me get a squirrel's nest out of a dryer vent line. They did the job thoroughly and were super nice on top of it all. Highly recommend.

We traveled with a total of 4 families with children to spend our Fourth of July in Tahoe. We…read moredecided to use a daycare service for a couple of hours and found We Care 4 Kidz. They were recommended by Marriott's Timber Lodge and I found their website informative and reached out to Dee the owner. Dee got back to me with any questions I had and I made a reservation. We had 2 nannies because of the number of children we had (7). Lauren and Destinee were great. They came to the lodge, took the kids for ice cream, ordered them pizza, played hide and seek, and even painted the girls' nails a fun July fourth theme. My kids loved them and asked if we could use them again. Billing was reasonable and so easy. We gave them a credit card which they charged and sent an invoice/receipt the next morning. The families all agree we would use them again! Thank you We Care 4 Kidz!

We needed a sitter at the last minute to watch our kids over MLK weekend while we were skiing - I…read morewas so impressed with Dee and her company. Unlike other agencies we called, Wee Care 4 Kids was very responsive and professional. She was able to confirm a sitter for us very quickly and was easy to work with. Kianna came on Saturday morning to watch our 20 month old, and the two of them had a great time. She even brought him over to the village for a walk and to pick up his 4 year old sister after her ski lesson was over. I would highly recommend Wee Care 4 Kids to parents looking for a sitter in the Tahoe area.

I'm a fan of this place because it offers a lot of amenities for the Truckee area. They have an…read moreindoor playground and castle structure when there's extreme weather. They have an outdoor covered area for projects. They host events regularly. And the rumor is that they are moving to a larger facility. My only gripe is the entrance and membership fees. I'll still come back with my family

KidZone is located in a medium/large sized yurt with an outdoor area for sand play. Place is…read moresuitable for kids up to 4 but not much more than that. Also, it is a little pricey for what it is. 3.5 stars (would be 4+ for smaller kids).