Nancy’s Noah’s Ark

My two boys attend the after program at Nancy’s. Everyone is super sweet and they always have a blast. My guys are usually pretty clingy and want to be with me all the time, but they actually ask me not to pick them up too early because they don’t want to miss out on the fun! I am so lucky that they are located in my neighborhood too!

My son went through their whole system and for the most part I’d say that he’s done great. Staff has always been helpful to me, whether it’s the front desk or the teachers.
Not sure what happen to the other reviewers, but I’ve had good experiences with them, which prompted me to write a small review. Even after a couple of years not going there, I stopped in to register my daughter and they even remembered me and my son.

You would think with the name ‘Noah’s Ark’ in the title this daycare would be Christian oriented and accepting to all people regardless of their beliefs. That is absolutely NOT the case.
My son went to Nancy’s for a total of two years and for the most part things were ok. We had our share of billing issues and communication issues but other than that it was fine.
On his final year at the beginning of the Holiday Season I said Happy Hanukah to the staff as I knew two of the gals were Jewish. Ms. Nancy’s daughter (YES THE OWNERS DAUGHTER) turned to me very angry and said, ‘We don’t believe in that here, we believe in Christmas’- Stunned, I said, ‘I’m sorry please say that again?’ — She looked at me with fire and her eyes and said we are a Christian daycare and we don’t believe in that here. My mouth about dropped to the floor. I looked her straight in the eye and said wow, thats a bit anti semitic isn’t it? She had no idea what I was saying. I have never been more offended. Here is the daughter of the owner of the Christian daycare my child was attending telling me the facility does not support or believe in a Jewish holiday. I can only imagine what they were teaching the children day after day since this was the owners daughter spewing this kind of crap.
Needless to say, we left Nancy’s Noah’s Ark. They can keep their Anti Semitic close minded views.

I’m sorry that a previous Unilocaler didn’t have a great front-​desk experience. Though I understand the deterrent, there’s so much more to the school than the first 15 feet. Also, it’s worth noting that almost every well-​run care facility requests an appointment to tour/​get info.
That aside, we’ve been going to Nancy’s for not-​quite-​a year and have graduated from the pre-​school classroom to the pre-​K class. We’ve attended another school in the city (2 years) as well as another daycare/​preschool in the Mill Creek/​Bothell area (1 month). Of the three experiences we had, there was absolutely no comparison. Nancy’s is the most nurturing, complete, creative, organized school I’ve ever walked into.
Programming covers monthly learning themes, dress up days (about twice each month), household safety lessons, music, Spanish, sign language, science days/​experiments, live performances, and art in quantities you can’t imagine. The quality of staff and instruction is phenomenal. Communication from the school/​administration is really clear and timely.
Is it religious? A bit. We are not religious at all which is why we didn’t check out this school originally but I wouldn’t let that get in the way of giving it a try. There are a few Bible stories and songs scattered into the mix but the lessons contained in them are in the vein of «relevant regardless of orientation».
Pricing seemed reasonable to me considering value and was actually less than the other school we attended briefly in the area which was of significantly less quality.
Go see it for yourself and do consider making an appointment. It is really the kind of place that kids love and flourish.

I can’t speak for their academics or their experience with children but as far as the business end goes they could use a few customer service lessons. I read some of their reviews on another site while I’ve been checking out preschools for my almost 3 year old. Other reviews mentioned their rudeness and I must say I agree.
When I walked in the blonde at the front wasn’t very welcoming, especially for it being a daycare/​preschool. I told her we were interested in some information on the preschool and she says well we’re full but I you can be put on a waiting list but it’s long. I just responded with «oh, okay» and she said «let me see if there’s someone that can give you a tour», she went into the next room (that has windows to where I’m at and I can see) walks back and says why don’t you go sit. So I did and I sat there for 10 mins and watched the 4 women just talk in the room. Finally a woman came from the back, she looked at me and says «so your looking for a tour? Maybe you can come back when we have some time for that»…uh wow! So I said well I don’t necessarily need a tour I was just hoping for some information on your preschool. She (miss Linda) was very un-​informative and unhelpful. She did give me a sheet to take and it had the least amount of information possible, just the prices and times. Nothing explaining their academics or how they run their facility. I did ask of they do a snack time and she looked at me like it was the dumbest question ever and says uh no I mean it’s just half day.
I have no intentions of taking my daughter there and would not recommend them to anyone.
Basically I felt like I just inconvenienced and bothered them.

My son has been attending Nancy’s Noah’s Ark for a 3 weeks now. He loves it and so do I. All of the teachers were greeting him by name within days. The facility is amazing and very clean. Every teacher I have met is great and the kids all seem to adore them. It is a little pricier than other options in the area but I feel it is well worth the investment. My son has actually cried a few times when I picked him up because he was having so much fun and didn’t want to leave yet. I am so impressed with all of the work he has brought home so far. I can see his little mind at work and can tell that already he is learning new things. I would highly recommend Nancy’s Noah’s Ark to anyone.