EASTSIDE

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Testimonials

"When my daughter was about to start daycare at 14-month-old, I was so worried about how she would adapt to the new environment and how her day would be in the daycare without parents. Eastside Little Learners makes the transition so easy and almost tear-free. :) Knowing that my daughter would spend her day with loving, caring and experienced care-givers and teachers really gives us a peace of mind at work. After one and half years at Eastside Little Learners, my daughter thrived and learned a lot in all aspects. We are so happy and highly recommended this daycare to friends and other parents." -- Audrey's Mom

"Eastside Little Learners is a cozy and pleasant home-based daycare. It provides rich curriculum, as well as taking care of each kid's special needs. The lunch and snacks are healthy and nutritious. Highly recommended, a nice place for little ones. :-)" -- Benjamin's Parents

"The Eastside Little Learners is a great place for children. The principal has years of education experience. The school provides variety of programs, such as Social Study, Art, Math, Science, Dance/PE. It’s also a true bilingual school teaching both English and Chinese.

All teachers are very dedicated and live working with kids. We are very happy to send our daughter to this school to receive earlier education. We also love to recommend this place to others who are looking for a great place for their kids." -- Angela's Parents

"Our son has joined Eastside Little Learner when he was one year old. Since then, we have been very satisfied with the experience. All their teachers love children and are very patient with little ones.

The owner and also one of the teachers, Julie, has academic education background and has great insights about how to discover children’s potential and foster their talent. Based on my experience, I can tell she really pays attention to details and is well aware of my son’s temperament and interests, and always thinks around what’s the best way to help him grow based on his own characteristics. They took well care of children’s physical needs as well as emotional needs, all the kids there seem to be happy (but not hyper :)).

Julie also organizes the parents’ gathering once in a while for us to communicate and share experience, which made us feel it is more like a family than a day-care.

The other thing we liked about there is that they have a lot of toys with good variety and a great play ground in the backyard to keep kids entertained.

Overall, we trust Julie and her day-care and would highly recommend it to friends." -- Lucas' Parents

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Eastside Little Learners was founded in 2009.

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Julie Ellington

Washington State certified teacher had previously taught in Bellevue for private schools and the Bellevue School District from 1995 to 2009. She has studied and held several degrees in Education, Chinese Language, Math and Art. Julie established the Eastside Little learners Childcare Home in 2009. In 2017, she opened the Eastside Little Learners Childcare Center. For the last 24 years, Julie has been a dedicated educator and leader in the field of early childcare education.

Emmy Schoening

Director of Half-day Program

Pre-K Morning Teacher

Eight years of work experience at Spectrum Academy Preschool and Northshore School District. Three years of work experience with ELL. BA in English from The University of New Hampshire, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained. 

Ruchi Joshi

Pre-K Morning Teacher

Eight years of work experience at Spectrum Academy Preschool. Three years of work experience with ELL. BA in Environmental Science, CPR and food handling trained.

Laureen "Keiko" Hara

Montessori Certified Preschool Morning Teacher

20 years of work experience including 5 years at Spectrum Academy preschool. Three years of work experience with ELL. AA in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Hepsy Gamboa

Preschool Morning Teacher

Two years of work experience at Spectrum Academy Preschool. Three years of work experience with ELL. BA in Engineering Management, CPR, and food handling trained.

Clara Ng

Director of Full Day Preschool Program

PreK/Preschool Teacher & Toddler English Teacher

Ten year working experience with ELL, and AA degree in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Lan Dang

Director of Full Day Toddler Program

Ten year working experience with ELL, and Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Tam Nguyen

PreK/Preschool English Teacher

Five year working experience with ELL, and BA in Science, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Celina Ding

Chinese and Dance Teacher

Six years of nanny work experience with private parties, two year working experience with ELL, BA in The University of Science & Technology Beijing, and Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Fang Koh

Art Teacher

Five year working experience with ELL, MA in Business, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Sharon Qin

Toddler Chinese Teacher

Four year working experience with ELL, AA in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Alison Hsieh

Toddler Chinese Teacher

Three year working experience with ELL, BA in Nursing, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Qinglan Dai

Toddler Chinese Teacher

Retired elementary music teacher in China, Six year working experience with ELL, AA in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Jane Wu

Toddler Chinese Teacher

Two year working experience with ELL, AA in The Shanghai Electronical Technology University and Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling trained.

Lucy Wu

After-School Teacher

Five years teaching experience with different ages of children in China. BA in East China Normal University, Early Childhood STARS, CPR and food handling training.