Positive Alternative Preschool & Child Care

Wonderful staff and wonderful school. All of the teachers are caring and knew my child so well. My daughter made so many great friends here, and we enjoyed our time with them! I would recommend to anyone!

The best. Such an amazing, caring and knowledgable group of women. We sent both our children to them and I would recommend them forever and always. They are family.

Positive Alternatives has been incredible for our family. We've had both our boys there for several years, and they have been treated with nothing but kindness and love. Marcia cares so deeply for the children, and it is felt throughout each classroom. We are so grateful to know that our children are safe, happy, and growing in so many ways while we aren't with them. We HIGHLY recommend PA.

I cannot say enough amazing things about this school. Putting our kiddos in this school was the best decision we made as parents. Not only do they teach academics and life skills, but they teach kids about compassion, dealing with emotions, helping others, and being overall awesome people. Marcia, the director, is incredible. Her mom started the school 30 years ago and it's truly a family focused business. It is a second home for our kiddos and they feel loved when they are there. Several of the teachers/leadership has been there over 20 years. There is very little turnover with teachers. Many of the junior staff are past students that loved the school so much that they came back as adults to work there.

For some of the logistics...prices are competitive and you get vacation days, which is basically unheard of anymore. They are only closed on major holidays and rarely close for weather. They offer sibling discounts. They provide two snacks AND lunch, which is well balanced and always has fruit and veggies. You can also provide cereal for them to serve your kiddos in the morning. So nice as a working parent to not have to worry about packing anything! In the older classrooms, they do field trips throughout the year, and weekly outings during the summer--including trips to the park, Trampoline places, movies, Chuck E-Cheese, Bellevue Park, etc. They also offer swim lessons, soccer, music class and other activities on rotation. Another benefit is the family activities--breakfast with Santa with carriage rides, summer picnics at the pool, fundraiser nights at local restaurants and others. Overall, we're so glad we spent the last 3 years at PA and are so sad that we have to move on to Kindergarten.

My kids have been going to PA for 7 months now and LOVE it. I have a 1yo and a 3 yo, they are in separate rooms (age appropriate) but still get to see each other throughout the day. The teachers are all wonderful and give my kids the best care. I feel confident and comfortable dropping my kids off in the morning - one stop drop (which I love!) and they are excited and happy to see their friends and teachers. I highly recommend PA!