Thimbleberry Early Learning
(425) 555-0163 Book a tour

Small rooms, steady teachers, a big backyard.

Licensed child care and preschool in Kirkland for ages 6 weeks to 5. Tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30.

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Four preschoolers and a teacher sit on a rainbow rug, sorting picture cards together in a bright classroom.

Our report card

The questions parents ask on every tour, answered in writing.

School
Thimbleberry Early Learning
Open since
2009
Families rate us
4.9 of 5, 120+ reviews (sample)
Last state visit
March 2026, no violations (sample)

  • License

    State-licensed child care center, license #CC-0000XX (sample), posted by the front door.

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  • Ratios

    Infants 1:3, toddlers 1:5, preschool 1:8. The state allows 1:4, 1:7 and 1:10.

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  • Background checks

    Fingerprint check for every adult on staff, including the cook and the music teacher.

    Exceeds

  • First aid and CPR

    Pediatric first aid and CPR for every teacher, renewed every 2 years.

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  • Drop-off and pickup

    Keypad door, a list of approved adults, photo ID for anyone new.

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  • Settling-in promise

    If your child isn't settling after 4 weeks, leave with no notice period and no fee.

    Ours alone

Rosa Delgado Director, signing for all 14 teachers

What does a day look like?

Pick your child's room. Times are a typical Tuesday; babies always nap and eat on their own schedule.

Pick a room

A day in Seedlings

This week: peekaboo books and water play

  1. Arrive, a bottle and a cuddle
  2. Floor play and tummy time
  3. Morning nap, in their own crib
  4. Buggy walk around the block
  5. Lunch: purées or finger foods
  6. Afternoon nap
  7. Songs, board books and sensory bins
  8. Quiet play until pickup
Ratio
1 teacher to 3 babies
Room size
9 babies, 3 teachers
Openings
Waitlist for spring

A day in Sprouts

This week: colors, and mixing them

  1. Arrive and breakfast
  2. Free play: blocks, dolls, trucks
  3. Outside in the backyard
  4. Circle: songs and one story
  5. Lunch at the little tables
  6. Nap on their own cot
  7. Snack, then art or the water table
  8. Outside again until pickup
Ratio
1 teacher to 5 toddlers
Room size
10 toddlers, 2 teachers
Openings
1 spot for January

A day in Saplings

This week: rain and puddles

  1. Arrive and breakfast
  2. Morning meeting and the weather chart
  3. Centers: art, blocks, books, science
  4. Outside: garden beds and bikes
  5. Lunch, served by the kids
  6. Rest time
  7. Snack and a small-group project
  8. Music and movement
Ratio
1 teacher to 8 children
Room size
16 children, 2 teachers
Openings
2 spots now

A day in Cedars

This week: bridges, and how they hold up

  1. Arrive and breakfast
  2. Letters and sounds
  3. Math games and building
  4. Outside
  5. Lunch
  6. Quiet reading and rest
  7. Science or a nature walk
  8. Kindergarten skills: zippers, scissors, taking turns
Ratio
1 teacher to 9 children
Room size
18 children, 2 teachers
Openings
3 spots for fall

Tuition, all in

Monthly, full days, 7 am to 6 pm. Meals, snacks, diapers, wipes and art supplies are included. Nothing to pack but a change of clothes.

  • 10% off for a second child
  • State child care subsidy accepted
  • $150 registration, once
Monthly tuition by room
Room5 days3 days
Seedlings6 weeks to 1 year$2,480$1,690
Sprouts1 to 2½ years$2,260$1,540
Saplings2½ to 4 years$1,890$1,290
CedarsPre-K, 4 to 5$1,790$1,220

From tour to first day

  1. Tour the rooms

    Thirty minutes on a Tuesday or Thursday. Bring your child and your questions.

  2. Hold a spot

    The $150 registration holds it. We confirm the start date and room in writing.

  3. Settling-in week

    Two hours on day one, half days after that. Stay nearby the first morning.

  4. First full day

    You get a photo and a short note about meals and naps at 2 pm.

A few ordinary Tuesdays

A child's hand reaches across paint-splattered paper on the art table, next to brushes and bottles of paint.
Art table in Saplings. Smocks are on hooks by the sink.
A small boy in a brown jacket crouches to pick up autumn leaves.
We go outside twice a day, rain or shine.
A toddler rides a green tricycle on a paved path.
The trike loop in the backyard.
A toddler's hand holds three chunky crayons against a bright striped shirt.
Chunky crayons for small hands in Sprouts.

From Thimbleberry parents

4.9 average from 120+ family reviews (sample)

Our son cried at drop-off the first week. By the third week he was waving us out the door.

Priya N., Sprouts parent Sample review

The 2 pm photo and note about her nap is the best part of my workday.

Dan K., Seedlings parent Sample review

She started kindergarten writing her name and asking for the library every Saturday.

Leah M., Cedars parent Sample review
Rosa Delgado, the director, smiling outdoors in a striped sweater.
Rosa Delgado Director since 2009

Teachers who stay

Rosa taught preschool for 11 years before opening Thimbleberry in a converted house on 122nd Avenue. Our 14 teachers have been here 7 years on average, so the face your baby sees at drop-off is usually the same one they see at four.

  • SeedlingsMs. Hana 9 years here, infant care certificate
  • SproutsMr. Theo 6 years here, CDA credential
  • SaplingsMs. Abby 8 years here, ECE degree
  • CedarsMs. June 12 years here, former K teacher

Come see the rooms

Tours are 30 minutes, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am. Bring your child; they're welcome to play.

Center hours
Mon to Fri am - pm
WeekendsClosed
HolidaysClosed 10 days a year
8810 122nd Ave NE, KirklandDirections in Maps. Drop-off loop out front, 10-minute parking. (425) 555-0163The office answers 7 am to 6 pm

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