Preschool/Daycare/Nanny Recommendation?

Updated on September 21, 2009
C.D. asks from Saint Paul, MN
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We are moving to the Eagan/Apple Valley area from the San Diego area in January. I have a 4 yr old boy and I need to figure out preschool/daycare/childcare for him. Both my husband and I will be working full time and we need to figure out childcare for our son. Would love to find a good pre-K preschool program for him. Please help me narrow down the list. Good preschools here are hard to find and hard to get into so I'm hoping the situation is better there. Also, if you know of a good part time nanny who would be available then, please let me know!

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D.G.

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C. - I would highly recommend two places. One is the pre school/kindergarten/day care that my children went to. It's run thru Berean Baptist Church and it's located in Burnsville just off of Cty Road 42 (major road in Burnsville/Apple Valley).

The other is a Montessori school in Apple Valley. I know the woman who owns and runs it. If you want her name and contact info, let me know and I'll get it for you.

Good luck with your move. MN is wonderful but it's not San Diego! :)

D.

B.N.

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I would recommend going to visit All Stars Montessori in Apple Valley. They have an awesome program and a great staff of teachers. Good luck in your search, but be sure and check them out:) B.

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J.A.

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We just had to part ways with our nanny after 2 years because our son is now in 1st grade. Cassie was fabulous and we still miss her. Her e-mail address is
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E.G.

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Hi Cher,

I am a family child care provider from Eagan, Mn. who has been in business for 35 years. I have a preschool program and an opening for a 4 year old in January. I have a semi-structured program with time for free play. My walkout is the child care area and we live across the street from a park. I would love to communicate further with you concerning a placement.
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S.W.

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My daughter attended the YMCA Childcare in Eagan from 3 months until Kindergarten. She was very well prepared to start school. It also includes swimming lessons and other physical activities.

I also have heard wonderful things about the Tesseract school for preschool and elementary. They also offer before and after school care at their site.

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D.J.

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We are currently enrolled at the Kindercare on Plaza Drive (35E and Cliff Road in Eagan) and have been very happy. I would also highly recommend Tesseract School in Eagan. It is a private school with Pre-K classes. Excellent program at comparable prices to regular day care centers.

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K.S.

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Welcome to the Twin Cities!

My children go to school in the Eagan/Apple Valley/Rosemount school district. Well, the oldest does and our youngest just transitioned from in-home daycare to a pre-school. We LOVED our daycare mom and the only reason we moved to pre-school is that Dylan will be going to kindergaretn next year and as an August baby will be the youngest in his class and so we wanted to ensure his readiness.

Anyway, if you are thinking in-home daycare, Terri Warner was awesome. Since Dylan and his best friend just left for pre-school, I think she may have an opening. Let me know if you'd like her e-mail. Otherwaie, the pre-school we have used for both our children is the Southwest Area YMCA. They have caring staff, access to pools, extra classes in music and sports. They serve breakfast and lunch. Right now, pre-school runs about $210/week and they usually have a waiting list.

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