Little Trailblazers Early Learning Center 1906 10th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119

"LTB is the best day care I found in Seattle. I toured a number of options in Seattle, and LTB was miles ahead in terms of their caring, flexibility and family style approach. I wanted my little one to feel like his daycare was an extension of home, and this is exactly what LTB was to him. The first names he ever learnt was Maggie, Nikki and German, which is testament to how involved and instrumental they are in his life and by extension his language skills. They helped my little one navigate making friends and being social especially as he was a “pandemic baby” with very little interaction with others. They provided him the outdoor play and arts & crafts that I couldn’t. I also loved their flexibility of scheduling, we initially started with afternoons and then transitioned to include mornings too because he was just thriving and doing so well. As a bonus - they have days for parents to take a break without the kids eg: Valentine’s day breakfast - where you can drop off your little one for a morning session and have some time with your partner. They gave moms at drop-off breakfast for mother’s day. You can’t find this quality of caring anywhere else. I cannot say enough great things about LTB."

"Updated review - November 2021: Our second child now attends Little Trailblazers in West Queen Anne and we continue to be so happy with their ongoing care and sense of community. Director Nikki is so responsive, warm and capable. Their ability to pivot during the pandemic has been nothing short of remarkable. We're so grateful for Little Trailblazers staff and to be part of this very special community! Original review - 2018: Our child has been attending Little Explorers (now Little Trailblazers) since July 2018. We have nothing but positive things to say about the staff and their care of our daughter. Her vocabulary and motor skills have developed noticeably in the past couple of months, through the variety of creative play and learning activities they provide for her. Little Explorers is so much more than a daycare. It is a community of staff who genuinely care for the children and their families. We had a recent family bereavement and Marclen and the whole team went above and beyond to support us at a very stressful and disruptive time. Their enthusiasm and dedication show both in the daily activities for the children (sports week, "camping" day and pyjama days) and also the family events they organize on their own time (carnival day and a luau party). We've also been impressed by the responsiveness and communication with staff regarding all aspects of daycare. We're so grateful we found Little Explorers for our child, and have no hesitation in recommending the team and their center to other families."

"My daughter has been coming to this daycare for the past year, and she looks forward to it every time. We struggle to take her home sometimes because she just wants to stay and hang out there. And I can see why! The people who run the place are absolutely wonderful. They care so much for the kids and the families. They always arrange events for families to get together, and this is really important especially in Seattle where so many families are new to the area. It really is more than just a daycare as someone had mentioned. They go above and beyond making us all (kids and parents!) feel welcome. They're also so helpful with adjusting to changes in routines (we added brushing her teeth before nap, giving up the pacifier cold turkey). A huge plus for us was the flexible schedule. This is super hard to find, as most of the home day cares we visited required either year-long contracts or only full time schedules."

"My child has been going to Little Explorers for almost a year now and we love it. The teachers are so caring and wonderful with the kids. The staff goes out of their way to create a community around the daycare, hosting carnivals and family functions after hours. This is way more than a daycare, they really care about the kids and families. I would recommend Little Explorers to anyone!"

"Marclen and her team took amazing care of our daughter this winter. We needed childcare last minute this January and Little Explorers was able to accommodate both our schedule and budget. Our daughter looked forward to going to daycare everyday and would run up to Marclen every morning. Could not have asked for a better experience :)"