BRIGHT HORIZONS - ISSAQUAH

TL;DR: Will leave 0 star if such option exists. Our back-up care experience with Bright Horizons at Issaquah is the worst we've ever had: 1. We feel the lady at front desk for registration was trying her best to set up obstacle for the admission process. She is very unfriendly and really enjoy being in power for things she can control. 2. The teacher at classroom set up mandatory "quiet time" at noon, and only children who can survive this "quiet time" are allowed to play quietly during the nap time. Otherwise, they are induced to take >2.5 hrs nap time. They refuse to set up an alarm to wake the kid up. As a result, our kid stay up late at night like 11:30PM while he normally falls asleep before 9PM. This largely defeats our purpose of sending kid to daycare so as to save more energy at work. 3. Our 5 yr kid literally cries and runs away every morning before entering the daycare, which is super unusual. In the end, have to quit the care to avoid further hassle.

This Bright Horizons is absolutely wonderful! I can't say enough about the leadership, teachers and support staff! It is so comforting to be able to have this "family" care for my children. They do a fantastic job getting to know the children and communicating with the parents. So many of the teachers have been there for years and clearly enjoy their jobs. I feel lucky to have them as an extension of our family. No doubt, 5 out of 5 stars.

We have loved our experience with Bright Horizons Issaquah. My son started when he was 3 months old in the infant room and he LOVED Ms. Nicole (and still does!). It was so awesome to see their bond and how well she cared for him. He is now in toddlers and doing really well there! He is learning like crazy and I love the good habits they are building (like helping put his toys and things away, saying please, etc.). Overall, highly recommend! We are always warmly greeted by name when we walk in and everyone has been warm and welcoming.

I really love this bright horizon Issaquah. Outstanding teachers Mr David and Mrs Maria here at the K-prep( my daughter was in K-prep), Miss Bernedatte too. They have such love to teach the kids and my daughter has progressed so much ever since she started this school. They've got STEM program and are strong in academics too. Certainly, the best decision I had made to put my daughter in this school. It doesn't come cheap but best investment certainly if one could afford it somehow. Sarah made our registration a breeze and is always so accommodating to my inquiries and always there to help. They offer delicious healthy home-made meals for the little ones and it puts my heart at ease that the little kids are getting good nutrition through healthy food choices. Great job everyone at Bright horizons Issaquah!! We miss you after our move!

My son (8 months) has been at Bright Horizons for 5 months. We’ve really enjoyed our experience so far. The teachers are awesome - really get to know him as an individual. He seems to have built solid relationships with his primary teachers. I love getting pictures of the fun things he does through the day!