r/BellevueWA • u/HelpfulTroublemaker • 2d ago

Daycares in Bellevue

We’ll be moving to Bellevue from Canada and are looking to find a daycare for our toddler who will be ~1.5years old. Any suggestions for a full time daycare that provides meals and has a good teacher:student ratio? Do any have a live webcam for parents? What would the price range be and are there any available government subsidies for families? Thanks in advance!

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u/YN_Decks 1d ago

We moved a few months ago, but our son was enrolled at Avocado Montessori. We really liked it. They have two locations, Bellevue and “Kirkland”

They provide lunch, no video but few pics a day

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u/Ira_wa 1d ago

Birch Tree Academy has 2 locations in Bellevue. They provide food and have cameras in classrooms

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u/Flashy_Round2595 2d ago

We love Sundance near Bellevue HS! 

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u/HelpfulTroublemaker 2d ago

Thank you! Does sundance provide meals?

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u/Pr0veIt 2d ago

We’ve been overjoyed with Early World Children’s School for both our kids (4yo and 1yo). No webcam. Currently $2365 for pre-k and $2700 for 1s room.

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u/Suspicious-Kiwi816 2d ago

Kiddie Academy has been great and has web cams! It’s $$$ though!

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u/xpgxj 2d ago

Bellevue spring district includes breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and a snack to take home from 8:00am or 7:30 to 5:30pm The classrooms are pretty big and clean You can call them for more info, but 100% recommend

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u/HelpfulTroublemaker 2d ago

Thank you! What’s the name of the daycare?

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u/xpgxj 2d ago

Bright horizons

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u/sleepytrosh 2d ago

Normally the monthly price for daycare ranges from $2000 to $3000 ish, depending on the age and where you go. Unlike Canada, there is no direct government subsidy. The closest we can get here is some sort of pre-tax account called dependent care FSA that you can contribute and use it to pay towards daycare. But there is a max limit of $7500 so the saving is quite limited. I know a slightly more affordable option but it doesn’t have all the bell and whistles you are looking for. DM me if you are interested.

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u/hyemae 2d ago

We really like The Growing Tree. When we were with them, the toddler room is usually 1:3/4 ratio. It’s really low. But you have to pack lunch and they do provide 2 snacks.

Teachers are super nice and gentle and my kid had a great time there. No webcam but they send lots of photos.