Kindercare #1336

Our 3-year-old has been at KinderCare for about six months now, and it has been such a wonderful experience. From day one, the teachers and staff have made him feel comfortable, supported, and excited to learn. Mrs. Ashley, the director, is truly amazing—she has such a passion for the kids and always makes sure families feel heard and cared for. She’s easily one of our favorite parts of this center. When our son started in the Discovery Preschool room, Ms. Alex was his teacher, and she was incredible at helping him settle into daycare for the first time. He warmed up to her right away, and her kindness made such a difference. Since moving up to the Preschool room, Ms. Destiny and Ms. Lexie have been just as wonderful—patient, encouraging, and so good with the kids. I also love that KinderCare really focuses on both learning and play. It’s not just a free-for-all; the structure and activities are intentional and fun. The phonics classes especially have blown me away—our son is already sounding out words and even reading a few simple ones, which I never expected at this age! The whole facility is clean, welcoming, and filled with staff who clearly love what they do. I honestly couldn’t imagine a better place for our child, and we are so thankful to have found it.

My son hated it here. Caregivers are mean, power-tripping control freaks. Must be nice, having no advanced career skills, and getting paid to yell at kids all day long, while the rest of us actually work for a living. My friend sent her son here 20 years ago and said it was the same back then. Guess some things never change.

Gig Harbor KinderCare center has had a recent change of management. Since April 2024 the new Director, Ms. Courtney, has brought in multiple new staff, completely redecorated, and brought light where I believe there wasn’t any before. Leaving a child in the care of someone else is one of the most difficult things a parent has to do. The Infant Care Team, especially the infant lead, Mrs. Samantha, eased that burden. All the teacher that my son interacts with are amazing, he is always happy to see them. He doesn’t cry when I drop him off and he always get excited to see his teachers. Knowing that my son is happy and comfortable make it’s a little easier to leave him in their care. The staff and director have worked with me and my family’s needs and made special accommodations for us due to difficult situations. I would 100% recommend THIS daycare center to anyone looking for care for their child.

I have been very impressed with the loving, caring, and patient care the teachers and staff have shown my 11 month old daughter. My baby has thrived with the social interactions with other kids. She also enjoys fun activities that are organized weekly, specially water day. My daughter really struggles with naps and the tenderness and patience the staff showed her when she is having a full meltdown is really impressive.She is particularly fond of their director, and many times you would find my baby snuggled up in her arms. It was the only way she would sleep in the first few days! The entire daycare staff has been really organized and taking all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the students during COVID. They are truly doing a really great job, especially considering the current circumstances. We have had a great experience, thank you KinderCare!

When you leave your child with essentially a stranger, it’s a scary feeling but when I drop my daughter off at Kindercare in Gig Harbor, it’s like dropping her off with family. I have no worries that she will be taken care of and will be happy. We get regular updates during the day, photos of what they’re doing, little gifts here and there of projects they are working on! How amazing is that! It’s all in an app too so everything is in one place and so easy to use! They say it takes a village to raise a child and I’m so happy to have this team as part of my family!