Great owners and caring and professional staff. Fun , creative, and imaginative play environment…read morefor kids

My 21-month-old had a good time here today! I needed a place reasonably close by to take him on…read morerainy days. Cost is $10 for one child for all day and the place seemed clean and bright. The place has a big, climbable fire truck that my son loved. The place has several different themed rooms (grocery store, beauty salon, vet clinic, fire station) with coordinating toys and dress-up clothing for pretend play. The woman at the front desk said more themed rooms were in the works, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they add. Plus, there is a big play house with two sets of stairs and a big twisty slide to get down. I did see a small area for younger babies that i think was labeled for toddlers, but there is no way a walking kiddo will want to stay put there when they see all the cool stuff there is to explore! Kids and adults keep their shoes on here, and I noticed two party rooms for birthday parties. They also have events from time to time. Tonight, for example, they are doing pumpkin decorating. Apparently there is also a preschool here, although I don't know anything about it. You will have to decide for yourself if the place is worth the cost. My son only makes it about an hour at any play place / playground before he tires out or melts down, and he enjoys Kids Cove up in Bellevue (which is free) just as much, but some days driving up to Bellevue in 405 traffic is a pain and I'd rather go somewhere closer by that doesn't involve a mall parking lot (esp as the Christmas shopping season draws near). Plus going to the same places over and over gets monotonous for me as a parent. Wish there were more options in Renton where I live, but I still feel this place is worth the 20-minute drive. We will be coming back!

My daughter has been at TLE since the first day they opened. We have been happy with our experience…read moresince day one! She started in their 12-18 month class and is now in their 18-24 month class. We have seen so much growth in her socially and academically. The facility is just as clean as it was the first day they opened! They do a great job with their app letting me know when she gets diaper changes, eats, nap times and even pictures throughout the day. Her teachers have all been friendly and fill us in on her day when we go to pick her up. Also the owner and manager are always there and available. Would recommend to anyone wanting to put their child in daycare!

From the owner: We make early education and daycare joyful, engaging, and fun for infants, toddlers, and…read morepreschool-aged children! Since 2002, The Learning Experience has been positively impacting the lives of children ages six weeks to six years by developing and implementing ground-breaking childcare and early education programs. Our proprietary curriculum encourages children to learn in their favorite way: by exploring and doing. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers. The Learning Experience curriculum is created to meet or exceed nationwide standards and it's all-inclusive--with all curriculum programs and enrichment programs like music, engineering and fitness, offered at no additional charge.

We had best experience with this pre school, our son has become such a well behaved child, the way…read morehe respond to every single question is impeccable, he learnt how to help others and how to share the things and also how to be respectful to all. I am so impressed with my kid. We always make sure he is in good hands and he was. Thank you Ms Robyn and Ms Nora

hi everyone I like too much this preschool children can…read moreplay too much and teacher staff also very kindness and hardworking

My daughter has been attending school here and is thriving. I have constantly been impressed by the…read morework she brings home, the wide range of topics they cover each week on top of her improving vocabulary. The teachers are kind, but also discipline when necessary and keep the class in order. I was looking for an environment with structure and somewhere to begin a solid foundation for learning. I highly recommend this school.

I absolutely LOVE this Montessori school! When I was little I attended a Montessori and wanted my…read morekids to have that same experience. This school offers children love and kindness along with structure and practical teachings that will give them strength in real life. The school is not far from Maple Valley and Covington but is technically located on the Black Diamond/Kent border not far from Ristrettos! Not sure why there are not posts yet as it is maybe a best kept secret- teachers Carolyn and Nicole are amazing!!!

The Tahoma school district has an impeccable rating among the other SDs in the area. It shows…read more Every experience I've had in the school is inviting and engaging. My son, a first grader, is improving across all measured skill sets and he TRULY ENJOYS being at school. I could write more and probably will once my thought are organized. I am not an educator but simply a proud parent and I am so pleased to see the level of the curriculum even at the elementary stage. The kids are tasked with complex art projects and reading assignments and the specialists have comprehensive teaching tools. My oldest being one of the "Covid" era kids didn't have any remote learning elements so I can't speak to that but I do know the school is incorporating technology skills appropriate to their age.

I love this elementary school. The teachers are really great & so is the staff…read more I drive from Puyallup to take my son to kindergarten here, that's how much I love it. He's learned so much from these teachers & they are so involved with each student, it's just nice to know how serious they take their jobs & how passionate they are about it as well. My son will keep attending this school even if I am going to have to drive him 30-40 minutes every day to get there.

Little Farm Preschool is a magical place. We've been with Little Farm Preschool going on 3 years…read moreand plan on staying with them with my youngest CURRENTLY in the program for another two years. Our family started with the original owners in 2023 & they sold it to a wonderful family that genuinely cares for their staff, our children and families. Yes, the original owners sold it abruptly & that transition was difficult but it was not at the expense of the new owners. The original owners Mrs. Margo & Chrissy did not disclose this to the parents currently enrolled until Feb 2025, when the business was already put up for sale in late 2024. So as parents and even their own staff we were surprised, which was not the new owners fault. They came in very transparent and welcoming and that has not changed since taking over Little Farm Preschoool. However, the new owners made major improvements that created so much physical classroom space, indoor play area and reading nook that has an up to date fire & safety features (which wasn't there before). The new teachers Ms. Gwen & Ms Kolby are AMAZING! The owners and teachers have degrees in Early Child Education and Development with years of experience working with children. Every morning they welcome our little ones with their smiles and warmth the children look forward to their day. The teachers are so nurturing, patient and supportive with separation anxiety or behavioral challenges, which they always communicate with parents through the parent app as a heads up so we can talk about it in person if needed. They truly are so hard working to create such a creative and fun hands-on activities for learning and safe environment for our children. One thing that the new teachers/owners incorporated, which was not done with previous owners was an academic assessment. No pressure on the kid, but teachers are observing & use a simple guideline to measure the children's academic improvement from beginning of the school year and we checked in during the quarter of the year during parent teacher conferences and measure the improvements your child is making. The goal is to make sure the children are ready to enter Elementary school by building the child's confidence knowing their ABC's, recognition of letters, shapes, numbers, etc. through a curriculum that is fun and very effective as the children learn through arts, crafts, music, story time, outdoor play and using their creative minds. In the outdoor space there are goats & chickens and inside the classroom have fish and plants they are responsible in taking turns feeding. Every holiday and birthday is celebrated with so much enthusiasm and excitement. At pick up time you can see the smiles on our children's faces as they show us their projects for the day, tell us about all the fun they had and say good-bye to their friends each day. I can go on and on and rave about Little Farm Preschool and what a wonderful and magical place it is for my children. The new owner Sonam has improved this preschool in so many ways and we look forward to continuing to work with her and their staff in the future.

I wish we had never come to the Little Farm Preschool. It started out fine, but then the original…read moreowners of the school abruptly sold the entire preschool mid-way through the school year, causing a major disruption to the staff and students. They also took the animals with them, defeating the "farm" aspect of the school. They sold the school around February, 2025. So any reviews posted prior to this date should probably be disregarded. Margo and Chrissy do not own the school anymore and have nothing to do with it. After a couple of months under the new ownership, reportedly due to the behavior of the new owners and safety concerns about the new owners, all three of the existing teachers (that our children knew and loved) quit with 5 weeks left in the school year. This is obviously a huge disruption and quite upsetting to the children. The new owners very quickly hired two new "teachers" and had them starting within a week of the previous teachers quitting. I cannot imagine there was enough time for an adequate background check or vetting of these two new employees. The owners were desperate to hire anyone just to keep the school open. The owners are also extremely defensive about the whole situation and refuse to accept any blame or issue any sort of apology or reassurance that the safety concerns in question would be addressed and fixed. The whole environment and vibe of the school is now just negative and toxic so we pulled our child from the school. The owners are also refusing to issue a tuition refund for the last month of school.

Really nice teachers, food is great, my kids love coming in here, they have a lot of learning…read moreactivities!!

Terrible daycare. Teachers go untrained. They allow children to act violently. I have walked in to…read morepick up my kids and the teacher is sitting there crying as the child is throwing toys and chairs across the room and other kids are in corners crying and saying they are scared. I would not recommend this daycare to anyone​​

Lovely, loving school. Paula has 37 years of experience, is very kind and you can tell she loves…read morekids! I did a reading of a book for the children and they all seemed very happy and eager to learn.

I would give more stars if I could. I love this school. My daughter attended from age three through…read morekindergarten. The program is set up to learn through games and toys and exploration. By the time she arrived at the elementary school for first grade she was reading at a forth grade level. Had understanding in sign language and Spanish. Had so many fun experiences with friends and performing in front of a group. The staff is amazing. The women in this building understand child development and have helped give me ideas on how to deal with certain situations with my kids. My son is there now and wants to go to school every day. He is bummed on the weekends.

i've gone to this church my whole life & love it! great people & programs for everyoneread more

Beautiful church the property is stunning. They were so welcoming and made me feel at home. Worship…read morewas good and so was the message. Excited to bring my family back next Sunday

I used the Maple Valley KinderCare for several years. The…read morepeople at KinderCare care about the kids and work very hard. The care provided was good. Other reviewers are right - there are few options in Maple Valley for childcare. I believe that I was treated rudely, dismissively, and condescendingly by KinderCare management on a daily basis, over a period of several years, because the location director has a low opinion of divorced single fathers. I believe that the location director empathized with my ex wife who also used their services for our child as part of joint custody. Bottom line: Your kid will be well taken care of. Divorced single fathers may need to endure an abrasive provider for the sake of their child.

Unfortunately, this is a small town. The options for daycares with transportation to school from…read morebefore/after programs is narrow and limited. So, after having our son enrolled in another daycare due to being misled to what school he would go to-we had to switch over to this care center quickly. Well I have to say, this has been incredibly disappointing. The enrollment process is daunting and unclear in many ways. I found that the floor plan for this location which is basically an open floor concept, creates distracting limitations for the kiddos. My husband and I also have taken note that the staff seem to be overwhelmed and sort of in slow motion-not very appealing when you have a youngster with big energy. I wonder if there will be backlash for writing this as most people write reviews after an experience has passed but I'm not one to decide on expressing myself based on fear. I'm incredibly disappointed in the start up of my sons enrollment regarding costs, too. We were told as our son was starting the first week with only 3 days due to the Labor Day holiday and the day off on Friday (so that we could take him/pick him up from his first day in Kindergarten)-that our payment for the first week would be for 3 days only. Moving forward of course, his tuition would be for full time care. This was executed in a conversation as well as on paper. Pretty straightforward. It should be mentioned as it was in that conversation that, if full tuition would be due for the first week than we would have started his enrollment the following week but were prompted by the director to get our son "acclimated" to the new daycare. Unfortunately, I am now in an email thread going back and forth with the Director who seems very confused and going back on what she quoted us just last week. We are in a bind because this is the only daycare that we can find that provides transport to our sons school and both my husband and I work FT. I cannot stress how badly Maple Valley really needs to expand on childcare options for families with kiddos in school. The limited availability is putting families in compromising positions. The center Ezrah spent his first years in was amazing-The Giving Tree (writing a review next). Ezrah is now expressing how much he misses them, misses his friends and doesn't want go to the new daycare. Sometimes you feel like you fail your children and with this all adding up, I do feel like I have failed him. Darla seems to be (for a childcare provider), cold and all business. It's unnerving. If you do not HAVE to enroll your kiddo here, I wouldn't. Up the street there is a fantastic center called "Kid Country" and while Ezrah was only there for a month-I can tell you it was fantastic and the staff there are warm and loving.