Tierra Encantada

We have a child in the toddler room and in the pre-K room. Tierra Encantada is easily our best daycare experience so far (we have been at two other centers previously). The whole staff including the teachers, administrators, facilities and kitchen staff are so loving to all of the children. My kids run to the staff in the corridors to be scooped up for a big hug. The food is excellent and is cooked on site. We appreciated having cloth diapers and bottles provided for our baby when she was in the infant room, it makes morning drop off a breeze. Our children didn’t know any Spanish when they started

Our daughter transitioned from a corporate (yet loving and clean) daycare to Tierra Encantada when she was 16mos old without having any Spanish language in her life and just 5 months later she comprehends and speaks Spanish as well as she does English. It's amazing! She hugs her teachers every evening before she leaves, the food is great, they make crafts daily. We are very happy with the tender care and education that our active toddler receives.

We feel so fortunate to have such an amazing day care so close to home. Our daughter wakes up excited to go to Tierra and comes home happy every day! The teachers are incredible and truly love the kids. I can tell our daughter is learning and growing every day while having fun!

I have two children at Tierra Encantada - one in the infant room and one in the Intermediate Preschool, and my oldest has been with Tierra since early 2017. We've been very happy with our experiences there. Both of my children happily greet their teachers in the morning, and I always feel that they have been well cared for. My oldest potty trained because his teachers took the initiative to help him with it, which I really appreciated. We also love the nutritious breakfasts and lunches, and that our children are being exposed to a new language and other cultures. My oldest has also made great friends

We absolutely love Tierra Encantada! Our son is in the toddler program and has learned so much since he started as an infant. The staff is wonderful and our son is thriving. We trust the staff 100% and he loves going to school every day.

Tierra Encantada is a wonderful community. The cultural and language education is amazing. My 3 year old knows all her letters, colors and shapes in Spanish and in English. They have fun field trips and enrichment activities all the time. Love abounds here. I can see and feel the connection my daughter has with her teachers.

We love Tierra!
Friendly teachers and staff, cloth diapers, solar energy, organic homemade food that is so delicious my little cleans her plate every day!
Smiles at drop off, smiles at pick up (baby and the staff) so we really can't recommend them enough!

Our son spends two days a week there and we're fans. Love that he is getting good, healthy meals and the teachers are full of love (and patience). Our boy stubbornly refuses to speak Spanish, though he understands it, and they are persistent about communicating with him in the language he is supposed to be learning.

We love this daycare! They have amazing food for the kids (consider that other daycares have hot dish and pizza weekly) - they provide cloth diapers (good for environment and less work for mommy) - and they're great with the kids.
I was hesitant about the whole spanish immersion since I don't speak any - but our son has great language skills now (a few spanish words and I think he knows enough that Mommy needs english).

Just another shout out for this wonderful daycare/preschool! Our little one attends at the Eagan location and I love the warm, welcoming and inclusive environment here. My child has an opportunity to be his best every day while learning another language and culture at the same time! What a gift Tierra Encantada has been to our family.

We were here for a few months before moving to the minneapolis location. We looovved the teachers and the staff in the infant room, couldn't have picked a better place to start our outside the fam daycare journey!!

They do cloth diapers so you don't have to bring your own and fresh purees for babies!

We absolutely love Tierra Encantada - our daughter is extremely well taken care of and we've only had positive experiences. The infants get to go outside as often as weather permits, which is not always the care with daycare centers. My little one has transitioned to finger foods easily with the help of the freshly prepared meals. I would wholeheartedly recommend this location!

We toured this location and the one in Minneapolis. We were impressed and drawn to them by their organic meals served daily. During the tour, we asked what percentage of the food was organic. The director proudly boasted that everything they serve is organic, except for the spices. She went into detail about the non-organic spices. When we asked to peek in the kitchen, we discovered that roughly half of the food was not organic. This blatant dishonesty is what kept us from enrolling. When you lose the trust of your child's provider before they start, it is difficult to regain.

We started our son at Tierra Encantada when he was 18 months old. He had never been in childcare of any kind and we were very concerned about how he would handle the transition. We are so grateful to have found a place that we know he is safe and loved. When he arrives and leaves daycare each day, his teacher loves him up and shows him such sweet, motherly affection. I always leave Tierra Encantada knowing we made the right choice with this center. Our son is 20 months now and at home he has started saying some words in English, Spanish, and sign language. It is remarkable the progress he has made

My daughter has been coming to Tierra Encantada for over four months now and LOVES it. The teachers are top notch; they really care about all of the children as if they were their own. They serve wonderful food (healthful, local, antibiotic and hormone free, mostly organic). The school and the equipment are very clean. They've been flexible and accommodating of my husband's and my scheduling needs. And they're expert teachers and childcare providers! I learn something new to do with my daughter at least once a week. Thank you so much to everyone at TE for caring for my daughter!