I did tour the Bellevue location a while back. But I also got a pretty bad impression of the place. The preschool area actually looked pretty decent, the staff there seemed engaged and so did the kids. The small toddler area I can't say the same. The caretaker barely lifted her head when I entered with my daughter for the tour, and never even smiled an attempt at a greeting. No smiles towards the kids there either in the 15-20 mins I was there. The kids seemed okay, but you could tell there was little adult engagement going on during the day. There as a ""schedule"" on the wall: The usual circle time, gross motor, fine motor, etc. I noticed I was there smack in the middle of gross motor time. Aparently gross motor time is throwing a bunch of blocks on the floor for the kids to ignore. To the caretakers credit, they have a 7:1 ratio for the 1-2 year olds. I can't imagine that many with diapers, crying...The outside play area had signs all over the place that said in bold ""if you are standing here, you aren't watching the kids!!!""... again a flag. Overall I really got a dumpy down impression. And I really got that gut feeling not to take my kid there. Ever. If the cost was $750/month, I might say, yes, this is what I would expect. But no, the cost is around $1300/month. Wow! You can definately find better. Look around for home daycares if your budget is limited.
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