Coles Cottage Academy

"This gem of a daycare is so much more than just a daycare. It's a cross between a formal daycare & family. The ratio of teachers to children is admirable & has given us parents a peace of mind. Every lunch minus the special occasion pizza lunch, is home cooked & with cold water bottles washed daily and filled a dozen times a day, is just a small example of how clean & special Cole's Cottage is to us. Every holiday through the winter months was celebrated appropriately with such memorable moments and arts. The school really goes above & beyond to teach the kids about sharing, cleaning up, kindness, and also, allows the kids to be kids. We have had plenty of experience with other daycares in the Vista area and have toured other facilities, blown away by the short hours & extremely high cost ( a local Montessori school) and disappointed with the feeling that the chain-daycare is really all about making money ( a local children's daycare with many North County locations) and Cole's Cottage stands out as affordable, accommodating & there's a lot of love for the kids! If you have the opportunity to enroll, your child will feel all the love that Cole's Cottage has to offer and you as a parent will feel safe. We love you Cole's and all the amazing teachers!"

"Coles is the BEST! Teachers are attentive and always keeping the kids engaged, learning and thriving. Staff communicates well and does such a great job at helping parents navigate the tough life of leaving their kiddos to go to work everyday!"

"A very clean and pleasant preschool. Hot meals are served for kids free of charge. Well established school for more than 20 years."

"My son attended full-time for over a year from age 10 mo. to 2 yrs old and we LOVED this daycare. All the staff are very caring and sweet. They made adorable little crafts almost every month. My son learned so much at his time here. Had a great experience with the office staff and the ones watching the children. We only left because we moved out of the area."

"Worst experience ever dealing with a daycare center. Unprofessional on every level. Made my son and family feel super unwelcomed and then told me my son did not belong in their program without good reason other than the fact that the staff basically doesn't want to deal with NORMAL 4 year old behavior after basically his first day. What a waste of time and energy. My son has since moved to a new center and has had no issues, he never had any at his previous center either. Unless your child has been in this program since a baby or is related to someone who works here save yourself the hassle and steer clear of this non-inclusive, non-tolerant discriminatory environment."