The Cottage School North is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 1301 North St, Boulder, Colorado CO. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
The Cottage School North receives mostly positive reviews praising the caring staff, personal connections with owners, outdoor time, and child happiness. However, two negative reviews cite serious issues with owner communication, disorganization, unresolved refunds, and poor waitlist management.
It should be noted that choosing a daycare is all about fit, and no single situation is likely to work for everyone. With that said, we have LOVED our experience at the Cottage school and have referred another four families. The staff is so caring and feels like a family. If you want daily pics on an app and a franchise, this isn't the place. If you want a connection with the owners and caretakers, then this is what we found for our son. Note that they provide food, have very good hours (for working parents), and our son loves being here.
Attentive and caring child care center. Our 1 year old is happy and loves her teachers. She gets lots of outdoor time, even as a little one, when the weather allows. The owner has been exceptional, going above and beyond to support our daughter and family. We are grateful our daughter is able to attend.
The staff there is good but the owner caused us an extraordinary amount of unnecessary stress. It even ended with them committing to refund us for part of the month where they declined to take care of our son, and then completely ignoring our follow ups inquiring about the refund. I have to waste my time and go through the Small Claims Court.
Surprised to read negative comments about communication. The daycare has been extremely communicative and the staff is wonderful. Clean and friendly daycare that our son has enjoyed since he was 4 months old.
Very disorganized. My wife and I got on their “waitlist” nearly 2 years ago. We were told we were at “the top of the list” and could enroll our 1 year old this fall. When we followed up, we were told we would have to wait yet another year. Their communication is nonexistent, and they seem completely disorganized. Save your money and time and look else where.
Colorado Shines
Level 1 out of 5
Level 1
This rating is part of the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Trained evaluators assess staff qualifications, learning environment, curriculum, and family engagement — standards that go beyond basic licensing requirements.
Level 1: Meets basic licensing standards.
Level 2: Exceeds licensing with some quality improvements in place.
Level 3: Demonstrates strong practices in curriculum and staff development.
Level 4: High quality across most assessed areas.
Level 5: Highest quality — excels in all areas of assessment.