Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00am -5:00pm
Location
4920 104th St E Tacoma WA 98446
When driving on 104th St, if you are coming from the direction of Canyon Road, turn left onto 50th Ave. E If you are coming from the other direction on 104th St turn right onto 50th Ave E.
Daycare parking is either in the large gravel driveway along very tall hedge trees in front of the cedar fence, or across the street on the shoulder in the gravel.
Red rectangles show parking area options.
Ages we Care For
We currently care for children ages 2 - 5 years.
In order to keep our space functioning well we do not care for more than 7 children at a time. This also ensures that your child does indeed get one on one attention from us teachers with our small child to caregiver ratios.
Holiday Closures
New Year’s Day
MLK Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day (plus the Monday before if 4th on tue, or Friday after in the 4th is on a Thursday)
Labor Day
Indigenous People’s Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday, day after Thanksgiving
Winter Break : December 24th - January 1st
In-Service Closures (for deep cleaning, training, parents meetings and more)
September, last Friday of the month
December, first Friday of the month
March, first Friday of the month
June, first Friday of the month
*If a holiday falls on a Saturday then the Friday before we will be closed.
*If a holiday falls on a Sunday then the Monday after we will be closed.
If there is severe weather and/or unsafe weather conditions we must close the daycare until conditions are safe again. We follow the decisions of the Franklin Pierce school district. As soon as the closure information for schools has been sent out, which is 5:00am, we will also send out a notice by Text and a group email. Families MUST respond that they received the notice..
*If you wish to join the Franklin Pierce District Emergency Closures and Delays for school (and Puddleduck Daycare) then text the “YES” to 67587 to opt-in. You can easily stop these messages by texting STOP to the same number. To find out more about this system click here.
Poor weather and/or unsafe road conditions may cause a full day closure, or just a 2 hour delay in hopes roads will become safer later on. Following these rules are very important, it helps keep you and your child safe from crashing on the road or getting stuck in a snowbank with your little one, and also helps make sure children do not get stuck at daycare and must have a surprise unwanted sleepover. When the weather and roads are unsafe, it’s best for you and your child to be together at home.
Dangerous Weather Closures
summer Care
We stay open in the summer. If you wish to pull your child from child during the summer, say you are a teacher, but wish to continue care in the fall you must pay the place holder fee to guarantee your spot, which is about 75% of the cost of care when in attendance.
Place Holder Fee
To hold a spot at our daycare until your child is ready to be in attendance, for any reason, a place holder fee is required to guarantee their spot if you need to hold the spot for more than a month.
This is a monthly fee, and is about 75% of your regular spot cost. These are non refundable.
Why do we charge this fee? Puddleduck is a business that has payroll, bills, taxes and expenses just like any other, and to keep it running smoothly, if you are holding a spot for your child whether they are in attendance yet or not it’s still taking up a spot that is important for our financial stability.
Childcare License
Yes we are licensed! We licensed to care for children up to age 5. We are not licensed for elementary school aged children.
Was updated January 2023.
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