Preschool/ Infant Daycare

Check out Heritage Christian School in Bothell. They are a private school that goes preschool to 9th grade. In the past, preschool was 1/2 days 2-3 times a week, however, this fall they are offering 2,3,4, and 5 full day preschool options... www.hcabothell.org. My oldest daughter went for two years of preschool and will be starting kindergarten there this fall (and my 3 year old daughter is starting preschool). We have been very happy with the school.

My kids go to Northlake Montessori in Bothell (next to the Yakima Fruit Stand). My two kids (ages 5 and 2) go only full days on M-T-W. Their number is ###-###-####. They take infants all the way up to Kindergarten and after school care. We really love it there.

Good luck! C.

We were just starting to have this discussion over on CityMommy Seattle! I need to start doing research on preschools as well, its crazy how frustrating it is!

Luckily, there are 100's of daycares in the area, it's just finding the right one!

When i was working very part time, i used a different approach. I used the classified at UW to find a babysitter/nanny who could match my schedule. The flexibility of dealing with an individual made it possible when daycares couldn't (and weren't accepting my infant anyway because they were full).

I recognize that this does not address your son's need for structure, but it could be a solution for you. Particularly, it could help with the fact that you need to find this solution for both a 4 year old and an infant.

You could combine this with something like regular trips to a library for story time, or participation in a class with your son - maybe swimming or tumbling classes. These things could happen during the nanny's time, or on your time.

Either way, good luck!