Licensed Daycare & Preschool in Sammamish
Small-group, in-home care • Ages 6 months–5 years
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Half Day • Full Day • Part-Time (2–3 days/week) — flexible for your family
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A familiar home, caring relationships, and time to notice each child’s interests and needs.
Licensed & CPR Certified
A licensed Washington State provider, certified in child and adult CPR, with safety built into every routine.
Experienced Director
I'm Priya — I bring early-childhood coursework from Harvard University and 5+ years of experience in local school districts.
Best Daycare in Sammamish 2025
Recognized by BusinessRate for quality care in our community.
Programs & Curriculum
A baby, a toddler, and a preschooler need different kinds of care. We adapt activities and routines to each child’s stage, and help you explore a schedule that fits your family.
Infants
6–11 months
Our youngest bees get a calm, cozy space and familiar rhythms. Feeding and nap routines are planned with parents around each baby’s needs.
- Individual feeding and nap schedules, set with parents
- A separate quiet space for naps
- Tummy time, sensory play, and songs and stories every day
- Daily updates on meals, naps, and diapers
Toddlers
12–35 months
Toddlers follow Experience Toddler (Mother Goose Time), a themed curriculum designed for this age, with fresh materials arriving every month.
- Monthly themes: storybooks, sensory bins, art, and dramatic play
- Sign language and early communication for children still finding their words
- Movement and gross-motor play for new walkers and climbers
- Self-help independence: hand washing, feeding, tidying up
Preschoolers
3–5 years
Preschoolers explore more structured, hands-on activities that build kindergarten readiness, with longer projects and new opportunities to practice independence.
- Early literacy: letter sounds, rhyming, name writing, and lots of read-aloud time
- Math readiness: counting, sorting, patterns, shapes, and measuring
- Science, art, and music with an emphasis on the process
- Kindergarten habits: multi-step directions, taking turns, solving problems with words
Children grow in a small, caring community. Activities are adapted to each child’s stage, with shared moments for music, play, and connection.
Pick the Schedule That Fits
Half Day
3.5 hours • morning or afternoon
A gentle introduction to preschool life — perfect for young toddlers and first-timers easing into their day away from home.
Full Day
8.5 hours • 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
A consistent day of learning, play, and rest, with meals and snacks included for full-day children. Backyard play is part of our day, weather permitting.
Part-Time
2 or 3 days a week • agreed days
Half days or full days on agreed days each week. Priya will confirm which schedules are available for your child’s age group.
Meet Priya, explore our learning spaces, and ask about your child’s age group, schedule, and preferred start date.
Philosophy of Blooming Bees Learning Center
Early Learning and Development... It Matters!
We keep our groups small on purpose, making room to follow each child’s curiosity, notice their progress, and build caring relationships.
Blooming Bees: Fostering Young Minds Through Play
At Blooming Bees, we believe children learn best through play, warm relationships, and hands-on exploration. Research from Harvard University shows that the first few years of life are critical for brain development and future resilience. Playful, back-and-forth interactions with caring adults build the foundation for focus, memory, and self-control.
- We create playful, responsive interactions every day—reading, talking, singing, and exploring together to support healthy brain development and lifelong learning.
- We follow a structured monthly curriculum and still leave room for the questions children bring us that morning, supporting the whole child: social, emotional, cognitive, and physical.
- Weather permitting, children play outside daily to build gross motor skills, confidence, and a love of nature.
Montessori-Inspired and Play-Based — Why We Do Both
Parents comparing preschools in Sammamish often ask us to pick a side: the ordered independence of a Montessori room, or the joyful mess of play-based learning. We do not think a young child has to choose, and we deliberately blend the two.
What we take from Montessori
- A carefully prepared environment, with purposeful materials on low open shelves that children can reach and return on their own.
- Freedom within clear limits, so a child chooses their work but also learns to care for it and for the room.
- Unhurried stretches of concentration, plus practical life skills — pouring, buttoning, tidying, serving snack.
What we take from play
- Teachers who get down on the floor as play partners, asking questions that stretch a child's thinking rather than directing it.
- Themes that grow out of what the children are curious about that week, alongside our planned monthly units.
- Open-ended materials and a focus on the process, not a perfect finished product.
The result is a room that is calm and orderly enough for a two-year-old to feel secure, and lively enough for a four-year-old to invent a whole world out of blocks. If you would like to read more about the two approaches before your tour, this outside guide to Montessori vs. play-based preschool is a helpful overview.
Everything we plan is grounded in child development research: activities are matched to each child's stage, not their group's schedule, so toddlers explore with their hands and senses while preschoolers stretch into words, ideas, and pretend worlds.
Activities Include
Meet Priya & Blooming Bees Learning Center
I'm Priya, the Director of Blooming Bees Learning Center. I opened Blooming Bees to give children something a larger center cannot easily offer: a small group, a familiar face every morning, and an adult who has time to notice them. My work is grounded in child psychology — understanding what a behaviour is really telling us, and helping children learn to name and manage big feelings.
Credentials & Training
- Licensed Washington State childcare provider
- Certified in child and adult CPR
- Professional coursework in early childhood development from Harvard University
- 5+ years in early education across the Lake Washington and Everett school districts
- Ongoing annual training in child development, health, and safety
- Focused study in the psychology of young children — emotional regulation, secure attachment, and gentle guidance
Keeping Children Safe
- Attentive supervision and familiar routines in our small groups
- Fully fenced yard and secured entry
- Daily-sanitized rooms, toys, and surfaces
- Allergy-aware meal planning and clear emergency procedures
Our dedicated team of volunteers and staff
work together to create a nurturing and
stimulating environment for your child.
We're proud of the excellent care we provide
and look forward to welcoming you and your
family to Blooming Bees.
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Our Facilities
On our ½-acre property in the heart of Sammamish, children have learning materials and welcoming indoor and outdoor spaces to explore. Take the video tour below, then come see it in person.
Open the full video tour page for a room-by-room walkthrough. Trouble playing? Watch on YouTube. Prefer to see it in person? Schedule a tour — we would love to show you around.
Premium Toys for Little Ones
Montessori materials on reachable shelves.
Spacious Playground
10,000 sq. ft. of playful outdoor fun.
Meals & Snacks Included
Provided for children in full-day care.
Daily Sanitized
Rooms, toys, and surfaces cleaned every day.
A Big Backyard — Not a Parking Lot
Our ½-acre property gives children roughly 10,000 square feet of fenced outdoor space — a rare thing in childcare, and the first thing most parents notice on a tour. Children head outside every day, weather permitting.
- Playhouse, ride-on toys, and swings
- Open lawn for running, ball games, and mini golf
- Shaded areas and mature trees for hot afternoons
- Nature and sensory play — digging, water, leaves, and mud
- Fully fenced and gated, in view at all times
Inside Our Learning Spaces
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions parents ask us most often. If yours is not here, just text or call.
Parent Resources & Announcements
We share important updates, celebrations, and photos with our Blooming Bees families. If you’re considering enrollment, this is also a great way to see what daily life looks like in our program.
Announcements
- New: we now welcome infants from 6 months — ages 6 months to 5 years.
- Explore full-day, half-day, and part-time care. Contact Priya for current openings and schedule options.
- Watch our new facility video tour.
Celebrations & Photos
Follow our theme days, crafts, and celebrations on Facebook for a closer look at everyday learning at Blooming Bees.
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Schedule a Tour
with Priya Gupta
- Mon – Fri, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT
- Ages 6 months to 5 years
- Full day | Half day | Part-time (2–3 days)
Ready to visit Blooming Bees? Text, call, or WhatsApp us — or send an email — and we will find a time that works for your family. Can't make it in yet? Start with our facility video tour.
21505 NE 10th Pl, Sammamish, WA 98074
