Thistlegarten

Awesome preschool! The teachers there are warm, creative and smart. The kids are mixed age and so the younger ones learn a lot from the older kids and get exposed to more advanced lessons. My son is 2 ½ and he is already familiar with all the planets and dinosaurs. More importantly, my son loves going there. Highly recommend this school.

My daughter has been here for three months, and we are so happy with the teachers and the environment. The staff are creative, loving, and calm. This is our third childcare place, and is absolutely the best.
Update: Two years later, my child has now graduated from Thistlegarten absolutely ready for kindergarten. She enjoys going to school, interacts well with adults, knows how to be a good friend, pays attention to instructions, and plays very well with great imagination and creativity. We have made wonderful friends with other families at the school, and we are ever grateful to the staff for their love and care. It is great that they have a male teacher, Bryan, as well to help with all that great little boy energy that sometimes isn’t understood by all female staff. Teacher Helen is superb at giving calm, quiet, constant love and attention.
One thing more: In any school, there will be disagreements with the teachers from time to time. I have found that the staff is very receptive to discussing situations and difficulties and flexible to making changes where they need to be changed. Not every school is like this. Big kudos to director Sandi and teacher Nancy in particular for their open ears and open hearts.

Amazing preschool! My son attended it while we lived in the area. I loved everything about it and even now, my son talks about his preschool and teacher Sandi with such loving memories. He still has a special box filled with creative projects he made there. Sandi McCready, both the owner and the teacher is amazing… such a loving, caring, creative and talented person. I knew that my son would be at the right place when I met with her and the other teachers. What a wonderful, loving and creative environment for your little one to grow in. I really wish we lived closer to the area now so my other kids could have the same experience as my son did… but alas. I am just so glad my son attended the preschool. Simply wonderful place for kids.

This is a great preschool, with an emphasis in creativity. My daughter goes to preschool everyday, she spends a lot of time there. I was looking for a place where my daughter would feel well-​loved, at the same time having a lot of individual attention and opportunities to explore different materials, song, games, etc. I wanted her to grow in a place that provide an strong learn experience, with emphasis on creativity, but with a «homey» and loving feel. Thistlegarten is just that. Sandi McCready, the owner and main teacher, is a very clever and warm person, very attuned to the children personalities and needs. She is really a unique person, and so enthusiastic about working with children. The teacher ratio is pretty good, usually they have 3 or 4 teachers for around 12 kids or so. They are amazing in creating amazing activities for the children. Every week they work with a different theme, and explore that theme in many ways: though collages, puppet making, paint, drawing, dance, stories, songs etc. My daugther is 2.5 years old, and she is loving going to school everyday! I’m so happy to have found Thistlegarten Be sure to visit them and see by yourself.