My daughter attended Fern Gully for 4 years. We love it so much!! She learned so many important…read moresocial skills. The teachers are kind, patient and fun. And best of all it connected us with a community of like minded people and friends for a lifetime. I highly recommend this school!!

Unfortunately, this "school" is not what it advertises to be. If you are considering sending your…read morechild here, I recommend that you reconsider that decision for the safety and well-being of your child. "We provide Waldorf inspired, holistic, outdoor education." " a mission to nurture the whole child in all areas of development, including physical, social, emotional and spiritual, as well as intellectual." "We focus on social- emotional awareness, creativity & resiliency." None of this is actually accurate. The teachers lack the knowledge or skill (or both) to incorporate the ideologies or either Maria Montessori or Rudolf Steiner. They do not focus on social-emotional awareness. The teachers utilize punishment that is not rooted in Montessori or Waldorf. My son, who has neurodivergence, was punished so HARSHLY here that his neuropsychologist asked, unprompted by me, to send a letter to the school teachers to educate them on how to appropriately handle discipline and how to offer support instead, for young children. My son endured extreme trauma here. There are many other farm, forest and outdoor schools in Olympia. I recommend any of them over Fern Gully. I would stay far away from this place. They do not offer a safe environment for your child - they don't supervise the children and they do not keep them safe emotionally.

I don't often find myself in Olympia but when I do and I have the family in tow, then this is it!…read moreThis is the family friendly, rain or shine you're going to want to visit. The Museum is quite large with both indoor and outdoor space. There's a cafe area with food and drinks. I was quite impressed about the amount of activities to do from crafts, to science projects to all sorts of ways to flex your creative muscles. This was quite the experience and bonus points for all the seating for adults. I can't wait to come pack!

I was told Hands On Children's Museum is a must do with kids and I'm glad we finally got here…read morebefore we move back east. I think we spent close to 5 hours here and my kids would of stayed longer but I had a few stops to make and saw their was going to be some traffic going home so decided it was time to go. There 2 floors and a decent size outdoor area. It was rainy when we went but that didn't stop by kids from checking out the outdoor area. The art lab was huge. There were so many things to check out my kids were so engaged and didn't want to leave.

We have been here almost two years with two children. We have moved up multiple classrooms with…read moreboth kids. Our experience in all the classrooms has been great. The center is flexible with multiple different schedules. The teachers aren't just phenomenal with the kids but very communicative with the parents. We get pictures of our kids and details about their day in the app. If I send a message in the app I hear back quickly. Any "issues" we have had were quickly addressed and we have felt listened to by staff. The other great thing here is the families. My kids have made so many friends and we have formed relationships with the families there. I think we will have community bonds because of this daycare for a long time. I love that meals and snacks are included and we don't have to worry about packing that. We have experienced every classroom in here besides the newborn one and all have been fantastic. I feel very lucky to be a family at this daycare.

From the owner: Infant Programs (6 Weeks - 1 Year), Toddler Programs (1 - 2 Years), Discovery Preschool Programs (2…read more- 3 Years), Preschool Programs (3 - 4 Years), Prekindergarten Programs (4 - 5 Years), Before and After School Programs (5-12 Years), Summer Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)

My daughter came through mid-year. She fell in love with her teachers…read more The staff took our vegan diet seriously and respectfully. They worked with us and genuinely want to give families a good experience. There was a field trip a week. There was a gorgeous farm school campus. Now, my daughter was in the Tumwater location but still learned and loved. She would skip into the classroom without turning back to say goodbye to me. I am so grateful for the wonderful experience. Thank you!

My son has been at Sequoias Treehouse since he was 3 month old, he is now 10 months, and our time…read moreat Sequoias has been wonderful! I greatly appreciate his teachers, Sandy and Laila. I call them his second and third moms! They both have such a warm command of the room, and I am provided with a detailed sheet every day reporting how much bottle he drank and at what times, also outlines his naps and wet diapers. They have an open door policy in the infant room so I often stop by on my breaks to say hello for a quick baby snuggle.

I never thought I'd find myself writing a warning like this, but after what my daughter went…read morethrough, I feel compelled to speak up. They are not welcoming. We enrolled her in Olympia Waldorf trusting the promises of a nurturing environment, holistic education, community, and balance. What we actually experienced was chaos, lack of accountability, broken promises, and a lot of emotional strain. This school is nothing like what is advertised. Please do your research there are even documentaries that shed light on the reality. Sending my daughter here is one of my biggest regrets as a parent. If you want your child to be ostracized, send them here. Out of respect for my child I choose not to put specific details here. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

I am so happy with our experience at the Olympia Waldorf School! The teachers and staff are warm,…read morewelcoming, and knowledgable. My daughter loves going to school and my family loves being apart of the incredible community there.

I simply cannot recommend this preschool enough. Both of my kiddos attended Pathfinders and as soon…read moreas my daughter started there we realized that we were a part of a very special family. With the low teacher-to-student ratio it is clear that they get to know the children and nurture them as individuals. They do a wonderful job of developing curriculum, covering the fundamentals of education, and make the extra effort to celebrate all of the special holidays (the Christmas celebration and Mother's day tea are SO wonderful). My daughter was absolutely prepared for Kindergarten having attended this school which is all we could hope for as parents. Tammie and the rest of the staff are excellent communicators, trustworthy educators and we just consider ourselves so lucky to have had such wonderful people be a part of such a precious time in our children's lives!

We are so grateful to have found and have our twins attend Pathfinders Preschool. They are such a…read morefriendly and nurturing environment where you truly feel a part of a loving community. My kids come home with such creative, thoughtful art projects and I appreciate that they do celebrate and recognize birthdays and holidays. Staff provides prompt communication. When compared to our experiences with the public schools my husband calls Pathfinders staff "Angels".

The parking is HORRIBLE pretty much all the time! On a very busy road and it makes it very…read moredifficult to get in or out.

as a mother that had postpartum depression the level of worry i had with sending my son to…read more"daycare" was so high. i was mess and this story starts before covid. I was crying dropping my son off with what felt like strange that is now our extended family. I was having a hard time Ms Angel, and Ms Beth along with all the magical caring staff members cared and helped even if it was a hug and talking time to bond with and my son to put me at easy! okay now let's talk about the butterfly room! My son comes home everyday with a story and a new dance long with a new skill! it brings me to tears how much they have done for our family! ms Marina is incredible and i'm so thankful to have them!

My sons first day was the 16th of Dec 2016. The staff is amazing! They are all very sweet and they…read moreunderstand completely that I (Mommy) am more anxious than my 2 year old, to leave him! They are very happy to let me just hang around for a bit and interact with my son and other children as well! I can pop in any time I want to check up on him too. They give you a paper they've filled out throughout the day updating you on what your child did, how much he ate - what he ate, how many diaper changes and if he had gone number 2. When he got home from the first day, he was soooo tired! But he was happy! When I changed his diaper when he got home, it was obvious that they had changed him before they released him to his Daddy that day. Oh my gosh, they are very good at putting Diapers on Toddlers comfortably as well. I know that may be a strange thing to mention, but I am a stickler for how his Diaper is done because I don't want him to be uncomfortable. He didn't even want to leave. Now, onto the staff; I have a book of my own I bring with because I wasn't aware of the paper they give you at the end of the day, but they are absolutely happy that I brought a book explaining his mood, likes and dislikes, favorite toys, naptimes and the situation at home with working and such. They mold themselves around the child and they observe the children's reactions and make sure that each little one gets the attention and care they need. There are not many 2 year olds in the class, I could count maybe 10, but there were two caregivers (I'm sorry but I don't feel comfortable giving someone else's name on the internet), and people come in and out to help between all the classes. It's a very safe environment, with a door that only parents that have their children enrolled in can have the code too, so people can't just walk in, so that does make me feel more comfortable. The Director is a very sweet and understanding woman as well. If you want to know how the staff is~ Just think of people who are very patient and kind and nurturing and good with children. There are no flaws that I have found. - All meals are cooked in house, with awareness of allergies that children have, and are nutritious and apparently delicious! :3 Oh! One more thing, they are always down on the floor with the kids, the caregivers converse with each other and the children, so the constant chatter is also VERY good for the children to learn how to speak to one another. Their conversations are kid friendly, and very funny. I even laughed. So yes, if you're looking for something like this for your child, I very highly recommend it! TL;DR: It's a great place. --- But you should probably read what I wrote... heh..

My son has gone here since he was 4 months old. He is now three and loves his daycare so much! The…read morestaff has always comforted him when he was having a hard day or a hard time at drop off in the morning and it makes me feel so much better knowing that I'm leaving him in good hands. West Olympia KinderCare has always had good communication with me too, they give me daily updates at pickup how his day went and how well he's doing with his potty training. I will truly be sad when he has to leave to start kindergarten. Thank you being a daycare I can trust and for all you do!