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Finding the Right Day Care Can Be a Journey

Guides|Finding the Right Day Care Can Be a Journey

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Finding child care is a huge challenge for most working parents in the United States. The cost of child care, whether in day-care centers or home-based day cares, continues to rise: For a family with two working parents, the cost of a day-care center for one infant averages more than 13 percent of the household’s income, according to a 2018 report by Child Care Aware. Many families live in “child care deserts,” areas where there aren’t enough day cares, or those that exist are too expensive or low quality — sometimes both. Parents with nontraditional work hours or unpredictable schedules may also have difficulty finding a day care that meets their needs. Licensing, standards and ratings for child care centers vary from state to state, and it can be confusing for parents to find objective comparisons for their area.

For this guide, I spoke to a pediatrician, a child-care policy expert and a professor of early childhood education about resources and guidelines for parents navigating the world of child care. Although these experts acknowledged that there are a number of big challenges parents can’t fix on their own — including affordability, availability and overall quality standards — there are steps that parents can take to up their chances of finding a trustworthy day care. This guide focuses on day-care centers, but much of the advice is applicable to family day cares, which are operated out of an owner’s home, as well.

What to Do

• Begin the search early.
• Learn about licensing and local resources.
• Assess your child’s specific needs.
• Research health and safety practices.
• Visit the center and observe interactions.
• Ask about play and discipline.

“Start looking for child care options as early as you can. Put out lots of feelers,” urged Katherine Glenn-Applegate, Ph.D., an associate professor of education at Ohio Wesleyan University who has researched how families choose child care. (She wrote in The New York Times about her own challenges in finding care for her son. ) Researching and applying early is especially important if you have an infant; fewer spaces tend to be available because infants require lower caregiver-to-child ratios.

All the experts I spoke with said looking for a licensed day care should be a first step. Many parents are surprised to learn that not all states require child care programs to be licensed, and standards not only vary but also can be rudimentary. “Licensing is a baseline, a bare minimum,” Dr. Glenn-Applegate said.

Consider contacting a child care resource and referral agency, which can help you decipher accreditation and licensing requirements, quality ratings and other child-care center policies. Licensing requirements can vary widely from state to state. For example, for a group with 2-year-olds, New York allows no more than five children per caregiver while Florida allows 11. These agencies can also help you find day cares that fit your budget, plan out schedules and start dates, and learn whether you’re eligible for tax breaks or other fee assistance. They are “one of the best kept secrets for selecting child care and navigating the system,” said Michelle Noth McCready, deputy executive director for Child Care Aware, a membership organization that works with local resource and referral agencies. “You can talk to a live person who is knowledgeable about the child care landscape in your community.”

Talk to your pediatrician during your child-care search, advised Dr. Elaine Donoghue, a pediatrician and former co-chairwoman of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Early Childhood. A doctor’s input is especially important when children have any medical conditions — for example, asthma, seizures or allergies — that could affect their health and safety in child care.

If you plan to send pumped breast milk to the day care for your child, find out how the staff store, label, handle and prepare breast milk, Dr. Donoghue said: “If they have a lot of infants who are breastfed, how are they making sure the babies get the right milk?”

Child Care Aware has checklists of questions to ask and resources to consider for parents seeking child care.

Ask about the center’s policies around staff health and hygiene, Dr. Donoghue advised. “A lot of parents don’t know how important handwashing and staff immunization is,” she said, noting that preventative measures can be more effective at stopping the spread of illness than strict policies about sending mildly sick kids home.

“The kid with the runny nose has probably already infected all the kids in child care before they get sent home, so all that does is inconvenience the parents,” Dr. Donoghue said. “It doesn’t contribute to the greater health in the child care setting.”

You should ask about the center’s practices for food handling and safety and about the nutritional quality of meals. It’s also important to know about the center’s emergency plans and preparedness, both for emergencies involving a sick or injured child and for natural or other disasters. “If they have no plan, that says they might not be diligent enough,” Dr. Donoghue said.

Once you’ve narrowed down your options, plan to spend at least an hour visiting each center you’re considering, McCready advised. Go to the center during operating hours and make sure to see the specific rooms where your child would be, as well as any outdoor space. Pay attention to the child-to-caregiver ratio — the A.A.P. has recommendations based on age.

One of the most important things to watch for is how the teachers interact with the children, Dr. Glenn-Applegate said. “You can have beautiful shiny cubbies, bright shiny toys and a lovely playground, but that’s not going to be as important as the interactions between the child and the adults,” she said.

Teachers should be engaged with children instead of just supervising them, she noted — for example, you’d want to see teachers on the rug building a block tower with children rather than just sitting nearby. Dr. Glenn-Applegate cited research showing that education such as a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, rather than length of experience, correlates with higher quality interactions between teachers and children. Don’t be afraid to ask for teachers’ credentials.

Nelli Coral, 33, used Google Maps to find day cares near her home in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia and visited the ones with good user reviews — about 10 centers in all. “For contrast, I checked a day care that didn’t have very good reviews. Just by being there, I understood why,” Coral said.

Trust to your instincts, like Coral did during the site visit. “If your gut feels a little queasy about something, really pay attention to that,” Dr. Donoghue said.

Find out the center’s practices around play, especially during outdoor time. “Make sure that kids go outside and that they don’t have silly policies about not going outside when the temperature is below a certain degree,” Dr. Donoghue said. You should also ask about screen time: “You don’t want them sitting there all day watching videos.”

It’s crucial to know how the day care handles disciplinary problems and whether it has access to specialists who can help a child with challenging behaviors, Dr. Donoghue noted. If a day care has a history of expelling young children for behavioral problems, that may be a red flag. “If there is a child who has challenging behaviors, can they figure out what is triggering them and preempt them rather than kicking them out?” Dr. Donoghue asked.

Courtney Schley is a research editor at Wirecutter and mother of three.

Find a Child Care Center Near You

Alabama	1200 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr., Boulevard Birmingham, AL 35285	Social Security Administration Child Development Center	205-801-2839
Alaska	750 D Street Anchorage, AK 99501	Tundra Tykes Child Care	907-271-4500
Alaska	Federal Building-Post Office & Courthouse 709 W. 9th Street Juneau, AK 99802	Gold Creek Child Care Center	907-586-7529
American Samoa	n/a	n/a	n/a
Arizona	n/a	n/a	n/a
Arkansas	n/a	n/a	n/a
California	90 7th Street Suite 1-200 San Francisco, CA 94103	Kids by the Bay—Civic Center	415-554-8100
California	75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105	Kids by the Bay—Financial District	415-608-0218
California	2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, CA 95825	Cottage Kids Children’s Center	916-979-2011
California	Roybal Federal Building 255 East Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012	Harry Pregerson Child Care Center	213-894-1556
California	800 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101	Barry Ted Moskowitz Child Care Center	619-557-3431
California	SSA Western Service Center 1221 Nevin Road, Suite 200 Richmond, CA 94802	Richmond Magic Years	510-970-7100
California	Chet Holifield Federal Building 24000 Avila Road Laguna Niguel, CA 92677	Ziggurat Child Development Center	949-360-2004
Colorado	Building 64, Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225	Clever Kids Learning Center	303-236-9400
Colorado	1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 170 Denver, CO 80204	Colonnade Children’s Center	303-844-2428
Colorado	721 19th Street, Room B65 Denver, CO 80204	Stout Street Children’s Center	303-844-6514
Colorado	Union Park Plaza 155 Van Gordon Lakewood, CO 80228	Advantage Learning Center	303-914-5482
Connecticut	n/a	n/a	n/a
Delaware	n/a	n/a	n/a
District of Columbia	Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20410	Children’s House	202-402-2331
District of Columbia	2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE Washington, DC 20032	Coast Guard Child Development Center	202-372-4332
District of Columbia	15th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230	Commerce Kids	202-482-1587
District of Columbia	800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591	DOT Child Development Center	202-267-7672
District of Columbia	2401 E Street, NW Washington DC 20037	Diplotots	202-663-3555
District of Columbia	600 19th Street, NW – SA17 Washington DC 20006	Diplotots Too	202-485-6004
District of Columbia	Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Room 1453 Washington, DC 20210	Esther Peterson Child Development Center	202-693-7979
District of Columbia	888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426	FERC Child Development Center	202-502-8610
District of Columbia	Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240	Fingerprints Child Development Center	202-219-1127
District of Columbia	600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 136 Washington, DC 20580	FTC Child Development Center	202-326-2088
District of Columbia	Mary E. Switzer Federal Building 330 C Street SW Corridor 1300 Washington, DC 20201	HHS/ED Children’s Center	202-240-3180
District of Columbia	625 Indiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004	Just Us Kids	202-353-3300
District of Columbia	Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Room 1232 Washington, DC 20224	National Office Child Development Center	202-317-6808
District of Columbia	1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585	Sheila Watkins Child Development Center	202-586-6800
District of Columbia	45 L Street, NE Washington, DC 20002	Teletots	202-741-1627
District of Columbia	1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20229	Triangle Tots	202-565-3018
District of Columbia	201 14th Street SW Washington, DC 20250	USDA Child Development Center	202-205-1133
District of Columbia	1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20405	U. S. Kids	202-233-4623
Florida	n/a	n/a	n/a
Georgia	Atlanta Federal Center 100 Alabama Street, SW, Suite GR50 Atlanta, GA 30303	Atlanta Federal Center Child Care Center	404-562-0158
Georgia	Peachtree Summit Building 401 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308	Summit Child Care Center	404-331-1601
Georgia	Federal Aviation Administration 1701 Columbia Avenue College Park, GA 30337	Little Flyers Child Development Center	404-305-6950
Guam	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hawaii	PJKK Federal Building 300 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96813	Rainbow School	808-541-1701
Idaho	n/a	n/a	n/a
Illinois	Custom House 610 S. Canal Street, Room 170 Chicago, IL 60607	CCC Learning Center 610	312-353-8686
Illinois	Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building 78 W. Van Buren Street Chicago, IL 60604	CCC Learning Center 78	312-886-0834
Indiana	Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center 5545 Herbert Lord Drive Indianapolis, IN 46249	Day Early Learning at Fort Harrison	317-377-7015
Indiana	Minton-Capehart Federal Building 575 N. Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, IN 46204	Day Early Learning at Federal Building	317-226-5487
Iowa	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kansas	Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse 500 State Avenue, Room 101 Kansas City, KS 66101	Uncle Sam’s Academy for Tots	913-233-0323
Kentucky	Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Place Louisville, KY 40202	Uncle Sam’s Place Child Development Center	502-625-7207
Louisiana	n/a	n/a	n/a
Maine	n/a	n/a	n/a
Maryland	G.H. Fallon Federal Building 31 Hopkins Plaza, Suite G300 Baltimore, MD 21201	Fallon Federal Child Care Center	410-962-2742
Maryland	7500 Security Boulevard, Room 1-23-07 South Building Baltimore, MD 21244-1850	First Foundations at CMS	410-786-2938
Maryland	6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 21244-1850	Social Security Administration Headquarters Child Development Center	410-966-4788
Maryland	4700 Silver Hill Road Building 4302 Suitland, MD 20746	Suitland Federal Child Development Center	301-516-2200
Maryland	6006 Executive Boulevard Rockville, MD 20852	Executive Child Development Center	301-496-9411
Maryland	6525 Belcrest Road, Room G-80 Hyattsville, MD 20782	Greenwood Preschool	301-458-4860
Maryland	5000 Ellin Road Lanham/Seabrook, MD 20706	IRS Child Development Center	240-613-3233
Maryland	1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910	Little Explorers	301-713-2657
Maryland	19901 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874	Sheila Watkins Child Development Center	301-903-8600
Maryland	4700 River Road, Suite 1B03 Riverdale, MD 20737	Georgetown Hill at Sunny Days/Riverdale	301-851-2699
Maryland	11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852	Georgetown Hill at NRC	301-415-0777
Maryland	Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Building 110 Silver Spring, MD 20993	White Oak Winners	240-402-9691
Massachusetts	IRS Service Center 310 Lowell Street, Stop 237 Andover, MA 01810	The Kathy Herward Child Care Center	978-783-8560
Massachusetts	JFK Federal Building Room G-54 Boston, MA 02203	Government Center Child Care Corporation	617-565-4065
Massachusetts	Thomas P. O’Neill Federal Building 10 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02222	Government Center Child Care Corporation	617-565-7295
Michigan	Battle Creek Federal Center 100 N. Washington Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49037	Stars and Stripes Learning Station	269-963-5598
Minnesota	Norman Point II 5600 American Boulevard W, #180 Bloomington, MN 55437	Kinderplatz Child Care	612-725-3481
Mississippi	Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building 100 West Capitol Street, Room 125 Jackson, MS 39269	Little Acorns Child Development Center	601-965-4999
Missouri	Richard Bolling Federal Building 601 E. 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106	Corporate Kids	816-572-9403
Missouri	Robert A. Young Federal Building 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis, MO 63103	Rainbow Castle	314-539-3437
Montana	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nebraska	Edward Zorinsky Federal Building 1616 Capitol Avenue Omaha, NE 68102	Edward Zorinsky Child Care Center	402-221-7750
Nevada	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Hampshire	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Jersey	Peter Rodino, Jr. Federal Building 970 Broad Street, Room 107 Newark, NJ 07102	Newark Federal Kids-Care, Inc.	973-645-3130
New Mexico	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York	101 Willoughby Street Brooklyn, NY 11201	Brooklyn Bridge Child Development Center	718-855-9725
New York	#2 Corporate Drive Holtsville, NY 11742	BSC Kids Place	631-207-1862
New York	James M. Hanley Federal Building 100 South Clinton Street Room 169, P.O. Box 7196 Syracuse, NY 13261	Children’s Beginnings	315-448-0980 Ext. 21
New York	Leo W. O’Brien Federal Building 11A Clinton Avenue Albany, NY 12207	Club Federal Child Care Center	518-431-4338
New York	Jacob K. Javits Federal Building 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278	Fed Kids Child Care Center	212-264-4277
New York	1 Jamaica Center Plaza P. O. Box 4100 Jamaica, NY 11431	Jamaica Kids Early Learning Center	718-557-5520
New York	Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building & Courthouse 100 State Street Rochester, NY 14614	TLC Adventures Child Care Center	585-263-3103
North Carolina	n/a	n/a	n/a
North Dakota	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ohio	John W. Peck Federal Building 550 Main Street, Room 1016 Cincinnati, OH 45202	Childtime Child Care Center	513-246-4451
Ohio	Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building 1240 E. Ninth Street, Room 181 Cleveland, OH 44199	Cleveland Fedkids Child Care Center	216-522-4453
Oklahoma	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oregon	911 Federal Building 911 NE 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97232	Joyful Noise Child Development Center—Eastside	503-230-4114
Oregon	333 Southwest 1st Avenue, Suite A Portland, OR 97204	Joyful Noise Child Development Center—Downtown	503-326-6827
Pennsylvania	VA Building 5000 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144	The Academy for Early Learning	215-381-3061
Pennsylvania	IRS Center 2970 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19108	Sound Start	267-466-1600
Pennsylvania	William J. Green Federal Building 600 Arch Street, Room 1211 Philadelphia, PA 19106	Green Byrne Federal Child Care Center	215-861-3606
Pennsylvania	1150 East Mountain Drive, Room 182 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702	East Mountain Child Care Center	570-831-1541
Puerto Rico	Federico Degetau Federal Building 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918-1746	Rainforest Kids Child Development Center	787-771-1499 787-692-7735
Rhode Island	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond Federal Building 1835 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201	Columbia Federal Center Child Development Center	803-253-3050
South Dakota	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tennessee	Internal Revenue Service TN Computing Center 5333 Getwell Road Memphis, TN 38118	IRS Memphis Child Development Center	901-546-2220
Texas	3819 South IH 35 Austin, TX 78741	Future Stars Child Development Center	737-800-4700
Texas	207 South Houston Street Dallas, TX 75202	Young Stars Child Development Center	214-767-8888
Texas	2320 LaBranch Street Houston, TX 77004	The LaBranch Child Development Center	713-759-0440
U. S. Virgin Islands	n/a	n/a	n/a
Utah	IRS Service Center 1160 West 1200 South Street Ogden, UT 84409	Ogden Early Learning Center	801-620-7547
Vermont	n/a	n/a	n/a
Virginia	500 Dulany Street, Lobby Level Alexandria, VA 22314	Innovation Station Child Development Center	571-272-2880
Washington	520 15th Street, SW Auburn, WA 98001	Building Blocks Child Development Center	253-931-7702
Washington	Park Place Building 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98101	Green Tree Early Childhood Center	206-553-8212
Washington	4735 E. Marginal Way South Seattle, WA 98134	Growing Years Child Development Center	206-764-3492
West Virginia	IRS Computing Center 250 Murall Drive Kearneysville, WV 25430	Little Eagle Child Care Center	304-264-7132
Wisconsin	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wyoming	n/a	n/a	n/a

Kindergartens of Moscow – reviews, addresses, rating

We are glad to see you on our site! We have collected detailed information about all kindergartens in Moscow. There are a lot of them, so for your convenience, we have distributed them by region. It is enough to choose a region, district and get acquainted with the establishments that are located in it. And if you have already looked closely at some Moscow kindergarten and want to clarify the details, just type the name and number in the search bar.
For your baby, the kindergarten will be the first serious institution, so it is very important to prepare in advance. Carefully consider the choice, compare all offers. Thanks to our site, this is much easier to do. No need to look for a directory with phone numbers and addresses of kindergartens located in the Russian capital. Then pick up a paper map or smartphone and try to figure out how best to get to it, what is nearby. Everything is collected on one virtual page. You can just drop in in your free time and, together with a cup of coffee, in a pleasant homely atmosphere, figure everything out.

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Kindergarten is considered just a great experience for a child in communicating with peers. But it is important to understand that such a step must be deliberate. There are many kindergartens in Moscow, both public and private. Each type of kindergarten works according to a certain methodology. In private ones, they will mostly lean on additional development, and overload the baby with various methods. The state ones work according to old standards, which are simply modernized over time. The advantages of public kindergartens are that children interact more with each other in them.
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How can Ukrainians enroll a child in a kindergarten in Poland?

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May 11, 2023

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The issue of placing a child in a kindergarten for Ukrainians is often a top priority. If you want to settle down in Poland on a long-term basis, then you definitely need someone to take care of your child while you are looking for a job. We will tell you how to find an appropriate preschool institution and what are the current rules for admitting young Ukrainians to Polish kindergartens.

Rules for admission to kindergarten in Poland for Ukrainian refugees

In Poland, children of Ukrainians are admitted to kindergartens under the same conditions as children of Polish citizens. This means that if necessary, you can send children aged 3 to 5 years to kindergarten or nursery. On the other hand, according to Polish law, children who have reached the age of six are required to attend a so-called preparatory school, that is, to be trained for a year to enter primary school.

In order to enroll a child in kindergarten, you need to collect the following documents:

1. Application form in Polish (issued directly at the institution where you want to enroll your child).
2. Your PESEL number and your child’s PESEL number.
3. The series and number of your passport.
4. Statement that your child has all the necessary vaccinations. The list of vaccinations can be seen at this link.

Please note that the selected establishment may not be available. Therefore, you may be denied. Very often, the only thing that the kindergarten staff can offer is to add the child to the “waiting list” and tell them when there is a free place or enroll them in the next year’s group.

We invite you to join our Telegram channel at https://t.me/ukrainianinpolandpl, as well as our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ukrainianinpolandpl. This will help you always stay up to date with the main news and current events.

How is recruitment for a kindergarten in Poland?

We are currently recruiting for the 2023/2024 school years, for which children from Ukrainian families can apply. When enrolling in Polish kindergartens and nurseries, an evaluation system of points is used, which means that children receive priority:

• from large families;
• with disabilities;
• with parents or siblings with disabilities;
• raised by one of the parents;
• from foster families.

All documents and applications must be submitted in Polish and preferably translated by a sworn translator. If you have such documents, it is better to add them to the application for admission to kindergarten (certificate of disability, certificate of divorce, separation or death of a spouse), this will significantly increase the child’s chances of being enrolled in a group. It should be borne in mind that applications for admission to a preschool institution of children from Ukraine will be considered on a general basis.

It is also worth noting that kindergarten registration can take place both online and in stationary mode. Therefore, ask in advance how the registration takes place in the educational institution of your choice.

If the registration takes place in a stationary mode, you need:

1. Come to the kindergarten of your choice.
2. Take a sample application for admission to kindergarten.
3. Complete the application and bring it to the school.

If the appointment is online, you need:

1. Go to the website of your city or commune.
2. Find a kindergarten enrollment platform on this site.
3. Fill out a special form and indicate in it the educational institution to which you want to enroll your child.
4. Submit a request.

How much does kindergarten cost in Poland?

Even public kindergartens charge parents a certain monthly fee. These are relatively small amounts, but you should consider these additional costs in your budget. Most of them are related to the need to provide children with food. Usually the monthly amount does not exceed PLN 200-300. Everything also depends on local authorities, since many of them have decided that additional fees will not be charged from people coming from Ukraine in the near future.

What to do if there are no free places in kindergartens?

The lack of places in kindergartens can now be a very big problem, especially if you want to find a job in Poland. Fortunately, there are always other ways to solve this issue. We strongly encourage you to constantly explore the offers of private kindergartens, as many offer their help free of charge for children from Ukraine.

The portals https://olx.pl/ and https://gratka.pl/ have a separate tab with ads addressed directly to people from Ukraine. There you can also find ads from private kindergartens or people offering their help in caring for a child. You can also post your ad asking for help.

See also: Remote work will be legally allowed in Poland

Social networks are also very useful because they bring together thousands of people. You should look for a local group that offers help and ask about the availability of places in kindergartens and nurseries.

The most popular kindergartens in Warsaw

Residents of Warsaw should pay attention to the following kindergartens:

1. Mądre Główki. Website https://www.madreglowki.pl/przedszkole
2. Ulik. Website: http://ulik.edu.pl/
3. Kraina Czarow. website: https://www.krainaczarow.pl/
4. Kraina Emocji. Website: https://krainaemocji.edu.pl/
5. Przedszkole Echa Leśne. Website: http://echalesne.edu.pl/
6. Przedszkole Cudaki-Słodziaki. Website: https://www.cudaki-slodziaki.pl/

This is not the whole list of kindergartens in the capital, however, these are popular among the residents of Warsaw.

The most popular kindergartens in Wroclaw

As for Wroclaw, in this city you should pay attention to:

1. Przedszkole ABC. Website: http://przedszkoleabc.com/
2. Niepubliczne Przedszkole Łobuziaki. Website: https://lobuziaki.com.pl/maslicka/
3. Przedszkole Niepubliczne Akademia Bystrzakow. website: https://akademiabystrzakow.pl/

The most popular kindergartens in Krakow

Residents of Krakow should pay attention to:

1. Akademia Muminków: http://akademia-muminkow.pl/
2. Open Future International School. Website: https://www.openfuture.edu.pl/
3. Przedszkole Chatka Malolatka. Website: https://chatkamalolatka.eu/
4. Przedszkole Malutkowo. Website: https://malutkowo.pl/lepkowskiego7/

The most popular kindergartens in Poznań

If we talk about Poznan, then in this city you should pay attention to https://www.talentsgarden.pl/а:

1. KIDS&Co. Website: https://kids-co.pl/przedszkole/poznan/pixel/
2. Przedszkole i Żłobek Stumilowy Las. Website: https://stumilowy-las.pl/
3. Carrots and Peas – International Vegetarian Kindergarten. Website: https://carrotsandpeas.eu/
4. Instytut Malego Dziecka im.