Licensed Daycare & Preschool in Sammamish
Just 2–4 children per teacher • Ages 12 months – 13 years
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Half Day • Full Day • Part-Time (2–3 days/week) — flexible for your family
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Small groups well below Washington State requirements, so every child gets real one-on-one attention.
Licensed & CPR Certified
A licensed Washington State provider, certified in child and adult CPR, with safety built into every routine.
Harvard-Trained Director
Professional early-childhood coursework from Harvard University, plus 5+ years in local school districts.
Best Daycare in Sammamish 2025
Recognized by BusinessRate for quality care in our community.
Programs & Schedules
Every family's week looks different, so we built three ways to join us. Choose the rhythm that fits your household — you can change it as your child grows.
Half Day
3.5 hours • morning or afternoon
A gentle introduction to preschool life. Circle time, a themed activity, snack, and outdoor play — perfect for young toddlers and for first-timers easing into their day away from home.
Schedule a Free TrialFull Day
8.5 hours • 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Our complete day: the full curriculum, all meals and snacks included, rest time, and plenty of backyard play. Built for working families who want their child settled and cared for from morning to evening.
Schedule a Free TrialPart-Time
2 or 3 days a week • choose your days
Pick the days that suit your schedule, as half days or full days. A great fit for hybrid-work parents, families with a caregiver at home, and anyone who wants social time and structure without a five-day commitment.
Schedule a Free TrialAlso available: flexible drop-off and pick-up times with prior arrangement, daily and hourly drop-ins, and before/after-school care for school-age children up to 13 years. We accept employer childcare credits. Just ask — we will do our best to make it work.
Philosophy of Blooming Bees Learning Center
Early Learning and Development... It Matters!
We keep our groups small on purpose. With only two to four children per teacher, we can follow each child's curiosity instead of marching a crowd through a timetable.
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 highlights 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-Style 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.
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Piaget's theory outlines key stages that children go through as they learn and grow. Our approach respects these stages and offers developmentally appropriate experiences.
- Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to 2 Years): Babies learn about the world through their senses and motor actions. They gradually understand that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight (object permanence).
- Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 Years): Children begin to think symbolically and use words and pictures to represent objects, while still learning to see things from others’ perspectives.
Two Curricula, Two Groups, One Family
A 20-month-old and a four-year-old need very different days. That is why our toddlers and preschoolers learn in separate groups, each with its own curriculum — and come back together for play.
Toddlers
12–35 months
Our youngest bees follow Experience Toddler from Experience Early Learning (Mother Goose Time), a themed curriculum designed specifically for this age. Fresh materials arrive every month, so the activities never go stale.
- Themed activity cards, storybooks, and circle-time displays each month
- Sensory bins, painting, collage, and dramatic-play props
- 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
- Activities that flow naturally around meals, naps, and transitions
Preschoolers
3–5 years
Preschoolers move to a separate, more structured track that builds real kindergarten readiness — still hands-on, but with longer projects and higher expectations.
- Early literacy: letter sounds, rhyming, name writing, and a lot of read-aloud time
- Math readiness: counting, sorting, patterns, shapes, and measuring
- Science and simple experiments — predict, test, talk about what happened
- Art, music, and movement, with an emphasis on the process
- Social-emotional skills: naming feelings, taking turns, solving problems with words
- Kindergarten habits: multi-step directions, focus, and working in a group
Separate Groups. Shared Play.
Instruction happens at each child's own level, in their own group. Then the doors open: outdoor time, music, and free play are shared across ages. Younger children stretch to keep up with the big kids, and older children discover how good it feels to be the helper, the reader, the one who knows where the shovels go. That mix is one of the real advantages of a small in-home program over a large center.
Why Parents Choose Blooming Bees
Rated Best Daycare in Sammamish 2025 by BusinessRate!
We combine a licensed in-home environment with a real curriculum, giving children a safe, cozy place to learn, play, and grow.
Warm, Home-Like Care
With just 2–4 children per teacher, every child is known, heard, and supported every day.
Montessori-Inspired + Experience Curriculum
Hands-on Montessori-style materials paired with a themed monthly curriculum that builds independence, curiosity, and confidence.
Big Backyard, Every Day
10,000 sq. ft. of fenced outdoor space on our ½-acre property — children get outside daily, weather permitting.
Experienced, Trained Teachers
Led by a licensed, CPR-certified director with Harvard early-childhood training and years in local classrooms.
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 early-childhood-development coursework 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
- Constant supervision in our small groups — never more than four children to one teacher
- 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 1/2 acre property in the heart of Sammamish, we offer world-class toys, learning materials, and plenty of indoor and outdoor space.
Premium Toys for Little Ones
Montessori-style materials on reachable shelves.
Spacious Playground
10,000 sq. ft. of playful outdoor fun.
Healthy Meals Provided
Nourishing meals, USDA-certified.
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
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Tuition & Fees
Enrolling your child at Blooming Bees is an investment in their future and provides a strong foundation for learning.
Hours & Options
- Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
- Half Day (3.5 hours), Full Day (8.5 hours), or Part-Time (2–3 days per week, your choice of days)
- Drop-off and pick-up times can be flexible with prior arrangement
- Daily and hourly drop-ins available when we have space
Meals, Credits & Discounts
- Meals included: all meals and snacks are provided for children in our full-day program
- Prefer to send your own meals? We offer discounted rates — tell us at enrollment and we will customize the pricing
- We accept employer childcare credits
- Ask about sibling and part-time discounts on your tour
Our goal is to make high-quality childcare affordable and flexible for families. Rates depend on the schedule you choose, so the fastest way to get an exact number is a quick visit — we will walk you through tuition options, available discounts, and current openings.
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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
- Now enrolling (limited spots).
- Full-time, Half-time, Part-time (2–3 days/week) spots now available.
Celebrations & Photos
We regularly post our theme days, crafts, and celebrations on Facebook. To protect children’s privacy, we keep photos off the public website.
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- Mon – Fri, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT
- Ages 12 months to 13 years
- Half day | Full day | Part-time (2–3 days) | Drop-ins
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.
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21505 NE 10th Pl, Sammamish, WA
+1 206-321-1369
bloomingbeescenter@gmail.com
Mon – Fri, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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