Licensed child care and preschool in Kirkland for ages 6 weeks to 5. Tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30.
The questions parents ask on every tour, answered in writing.
State-licensed child care center, license #CC-0000XX (sample), posted by the front door.
Meets
Infants 1:3, toddlers 1:5, preschool 1:8. The state allows 1:4, 1:7 and 1:10.
Exceeds
Fingerprint check for every adult on staff, including the cook and the music teacher.
Exceeds
Pediatric first aid and CPR for every teacher, renewed every 2 years.
Exceeds
Keypad door, a list of approved adults, photo ID for anyone new.
Meets
If your child isn't settling after 4 weeks, leave with no notice period and no fee.
Ours alone
Rosa Delgado Director, signing for all 14 teachers
Pick your child's room. Times are a typical Tuesday; babies always nap and eat on their own schedule.
This week: peekaboo books and water play
This week: colors, and mixing them
This week: rain and puddles
This week: bridges, and how they hold up
Monthly, full days, 7 am to 6 pm. Meals, snacks, diapers, wipes and art supplies are included. Nothing to pack but a change of clothes.
| Room | 5 days | 3 days |
|---|---|---|
| Seedlings6 weeks to 1 year | $2,480 | $1,690 |
| Sprouts1 to 2½ years | $2,260 | $1,540 |
| Saplings2½ to 4 years | $1,890 | $1,290 |
| CedarsPre-K, 4 to 5 | $1,790 | $1,220 |
Thirty minutes on a Tuesday or Thursday. Bring your child and your questions.
The $150 registration holds it. We confirm the start date and room in writing.
Two hours on day one, half days after that. Stay nearby the first morning.
You get a photo and a short note about meals and naps at 2 pm.
Our son cried at drop-off the first week. By the third week he was waving us out the door.
The 2 pm photo and note about her nap is the best part of my workday.
She started kindergarten writing her name and asking for the library every Saturday.
Rosa taught preschool for 11 years before opening Thimbleberry in a converted house on 122nd Avenue. Our 14 teachers have been here 7 years on average, so the face your baby sees at drop-off is usually the same one they see at four.
Tours are 30 minutes, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am. Bring your child; they're welcome to play.
| Mon to Fri | am - pm |
|---|---|
| Weekends | Closed |
| Holidays | Closed 10 days a year |