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Wanderers

Here, your baby’s earliest experiences are filled with love, comfort, and discovery. Our Infant Childcare Program in Skyway supports babies ages 2–12 months with warm, individualized care, sensory play, and a consistent daily rhythm.

Travelers

Our toddler childcare program in Skyway offers a supportive and stimulating environment for children ages 24 to 36 months. In the Travelers classroom, toddlers are encouraged to explore their interests, build independence, and connect with others through purposeful play.

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Infant Care - New Beginnings

Our infant daycare and child care program supports early development through sensory learning. Babies explore sights, sounds, and textures in a nurturing daycare setting. This preschool foundation helps your child grow, adapt, and build awareness of their environment.

Toddler Care - Discovering Me

Our Discovering Me program is developed through our Life Essentials® curriculum to grow and reinforce each toddler’s individual needs. Our educators form strong, caring relationships with your toddler and guide them through sensory-based learning experiences that encourage discovery.

Infant Classroom

In the Infant program, our teachers provide your baby with all the cuddles and care they need, as well as opportunities to begin learning about the world around them. Our proprietary education program, Wonder of Learning™, celebrates your baby’s natural curiosity within the classroom environment and models how to explore safely. Nurturing teachers narrate your baby’s experiences to build a strong foundation in 21st century skills for problem solving and building relationships.

Twos Classroom

In this classroom, patient, caring teachers guide children through playful exploration. They help your little one navigate big emotions while providing hands-on learning experiences that nurture their innate curiosity. Your toddler is constantly learning new things about the world around them. At The Goddard School®, our team is here to work with your little one every day as they play, learn and gain the skills they need to prepare for preschool. Our Wonder of Learning™ education program will immerse your child in literacy, science, arts and math brought together in one activity for a more holistic—and fun—approach to learning.

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Preschool

Sea Mar's preschool program emphasizes a bilingual Spanish/English curriculum within a safe learning environment that welcomes family participation. Teachers are dedicated professionals who pursue continuing education and credentials such as CDA, AA, or BA degrees in Early Childhood Education, and all children receive on-site prepared meals including breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily.

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Butterfly Room & Dragonfly Room

The Butterfly Room & Dragonfly Room serve as the infant program, establishing basic trust and security through responsive care. The program includes diapers, formula, and baby food, with curriculum focused on gross and fine motor skill development, sensory learning, and language encouragement.

Preschool Program

The preschool program at Launch serves children through the Seattle Preschool Program and has been awarded a Quality Level of Excellence by Early Achievers, Washington State's quality rating and improvement system for early learning programs.

Before and After School Care

Before and after school care for elementary students, with morning programs beginning at 7:00 a.m. and afternoon programs ending at 6:00 p.m. The program provides time for nutritious snacks, academic work, outdoor play, and enrichment activities, with teachers collaborating to create lesson plans that support academic, emotional, and life skills development.

Birth to One Year Olds

The infant program serves children from birth through their first year in three classrooms with two primary educators per classroom, supported by additional educators.

Two to Three-Year-Old Pod

The Two to Three-Year-Old Pod is part of Hilltop's toddler program, where an emergent curriculum addresses learning across all developmental areas including cognitive growth, social development, and emotional skills.

Infant Program

The infant program is based on the RIE philosophy and maintains a 3:1 staff-to-child ratio. Two healthy snacks and a home-made hot lunch are provided daily for infants on table food, while parents supply formula, infant food, and special dietary needs.

Toddler Program

The toddler program is based on the Montessori Method with credentialed Montessori Lead Teachers. The program maintains a 5:1 staff-to-child ratio and serves meals, including two healthy snacks and a home-made hot lunch provided daily.

Infant

The infant program at Radford Court provides a comfortable and safe space for non-mobile or crawling infants to explore and play while developing independence in the presence of caring adult caregivers. The program benefits from the center's location adjacent to Magnuson Park, offering expansive outdoor environments and access to nature.

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Clouds

The Clouds infant classroom provides care for children from one month through approximately one year, with low teacher-to-child ratios supporting dedicated bonding between each child and their caregiver. Bottle feeding, early food experiences, and individual cribs for naps are part of the daily routine.

Sunshines

The Sunshines toddler program serves children who are beginning to walk and explore, with a focus on early language development, socialization, and play-based learning.

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Toddler Programs

The toddler program at Creative Minds Academy focuses on the developmental needs of little explorers, with classrooms designed to support children as they learn and discover through play and exploration of their interests.

Preschool Programs

The preschool program focuses on expression and creative play, with children exploring science experiments, creating artwork, and engaging in pretend play to build skills for kindergarten. Classrooms emphasize social, emotional, and physical development in a warm, welcoming environment designed for children of all abilities and backgrounds.

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Sunshine Room

The Sunshine Room is the toddler program focused on self-expression and independence. Music, language, and creative play are central to the classroom, alongside activities that build self-esteem and help children discover their emerging sense of self.

Seashell Room

The Seashell Room is a preschool classroom where children develop independence and engage in music, dramatic play, art, science, storytelling, and exploration while beginning to grasp social interaction and cooperation with peers.

Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool

The Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool program at Carkeek Park uses teaching methods drawing from HighScope, Reggio Emilia, Time Immemorial, and Learning in Places, with a focus on social-emotional learning through forest exploration and the natural environment.

Seattle Preschool Program

The Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) at Creative Kids uses the HighScope curriculum with active participatory learning, where children plan their own activities, carry them out, and reflect on what they have learned.

Preschool & Kindergarten

The Montessori preschool program follows Dr. Maria Montessori's educational philosophy, emphasizing individual activity and self-directed learning as a path to independence. The program operates year-round with full-day schedules.

Tadpoles

Tadpoles is the toddler classroom designed to meet the needs of active toddlers, with activities including painting, singing, dancing, and outdoor play in a positive environment for both child and caregiver.

Preschool

The preschool program serves children in the 3-5 age range and emphasizes each child's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development. Staff members have educational backgrounds in early childhood education and child development.

Toddlers

The toddler program features a play-based curriculum with hands-on learning activities and full immersion in Mandarin and Spanish. Children engage in monthly themed units exploring diverse cultures, sensory art projects, music, gymnastics, and physical movement, with healthy meals included.

Preschool

The preschool program uses a play-based curriculum with full immersion in Spanish and Mandarin, introducing children to world cultures and traditions through monthly themed units. Learning incorporates hands-on art projects, music exploration, dance, gymnastics, soccer, and outdoor activities, along with science instruction and healthy meals.

School Year After-School & School Breaks

Collaboration Station provides after-school care during the school year and full-day care during school breaks at Olympic View Elementary School. The program embraces child-led play and exploration, with children choosing their activities from a range of accessible materials, and encourages multi-aged collaboration and peer learning.

Toddlers

The toddler program features Spanish and Mandarin full language immersion through a play-based, hands-on curriculum. Students explore world cultures via art, music, sensory play, movement, and gymnastics, with meals and snacks included.

Preschool

The preschool program offers Spanish and Mandarin full language immersion alongside kindergarten readiness preparation through a play-based curriculum that explores world cultures. Students engage in science, art, music, sensory play, dance, and soccer, with meals included daily.

Infants

The infant program offers Spanish and Mandarin language immersion through a play-based curriculum that introduces world cultures and traditions. The program includes music, dance, science, and soccer classes alongside daily art projects and outdoor activities, with healthy meals provided.

Toddlers

The toddler program offers Spanish and Mandarin full language immersion through a play-based and hands-on curriculum centered on world cultures. Students explore new cultures and traditions monthly via art, music, sensory play, movement, and outdoor activities, with meals included.

Preschool

The preschool program offers bilingual (English and Spanish) instruction with a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach, emphasizing early literacy, experiential learning through field trips and science projects, and culturally enriched education grounded in four core values: collaborative relationships, social justice, engaged learning, and joyful work.

Infant Program

The infant program at ELDC Broadview is part of the center's child-led curriculum featuring science, math, art, music, and story circle, with ample free play time for exploration and learning. The center maintains a diverse staff committed to providing a developmentally appropriate environment.

Toddler Program

The toddler program at ELDC features child-led curriculum with science, math, art, music, and story circle, along with ample free play time for exploration and learning. The center offers a diverse, caring staff trained to provide developmentally appropriate environments, with access to extensive outdoor play areas including turf, climbing structures, a sensory garden, and sandbox.

Toddler Program

The toddler program focuses on building self-esteem and confidence through positive feedback while nurturing each child's natural strengths and curiosity. The program emphasizes individual learning styles, self-expression, and development of the whole child in a small group setting.

Preschool

The preschool program focuses on nurturing each child's individual strengths and learning style through a child-first curriculum delivered in small group settings. Teachers emphasize building self-esteem and confidence while encouraging curiosity and creativity across social, emotional, and academic development.

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Bilingual Preschool

The bilingual preschool program integrates Mandarin and English throughout the day, allowing children to naturally absorb both languages during their most receptive years. Teachers cultivate language proficiency through imaginative play, songs, stories, and hands-on activities while fostering cultural understanding and appreciation.

Infants

The Infant Class provides a calm, nurturing environment with low teacher-to-child ratios and individualized care, supported by sensory exploration and gentle introduction to Spanish through daily routines, songs, and loving communication.

Waddlers/toddlers

The Waddlers/Toddlers program offers a language-rich environment where children engage in hands-on play, music, movement, and creative experiences as part of Children's Academy's Spanish immersion approach.

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