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Our philosophy and goal at Imagination Station Childcare is to offer the very best childcare available, giving you peace of mind knowing your child is experiencing an environment that will help him/her grow. As your child grows, so does our program. Daily curriculum is based on your child's age and needs.

We offer a balance of quiet time and fun gross motor activities. Imagination Station offers each child the opportunity to express individuality while being part of a group as well. Our family environment will offer you and your child the love and care needed to reinforce that you made the right decision to attend our center.
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Here at Imagination Station our unique curriculum seeks to excite the imagination through hands on activities and dramatic play. Our teachers go through continous training in order to provide the best education and foundation for your child to succeed. Beginning with our infants, the children are introduced to the world around them through sight, sound, music, and movement.
Our experienced teachers will take you by the hand and lead you through your first experiences of childcare. The love and attentiveness our staff commits to your baby is one of a kind. Our nurseries are continually on the move to ensure every baby receives the emotional and physical development necessary for bonding, learning and physical growth.
Our toddler rooms are designed to give open space for our beginning walkers with room to explore. We have weekly lesson plans that make learning creative and fun for each little busybody! Since so many milestones are reached during the toddler phase, our toddlers are developmentally separated to ensure safety and appropriate curriculum.
Early Learners is our two-year-old program where the children are first introduced to a structured daily curriculum. Each day we work on numbers, letters, shapes, color recognition, and social skills. We engage the children in group activities to encourage co-operative play and beginning social skills such as empathy, taking turns, and respect for others.
In the pre-school classroom, our main focuses for the children are social development, classroom skills, and inspiring curiosity for the world surrounding them. We provide structured activities at the tables and a consistent academic schedule to help the children adapt to a classroom setting. They are socially and academically evaluated on a regular basis and taught in groups with their peers.
Reviews (21)
Rachel Coplan
Rachel Coplan
Jul 25, 2021
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Kindergarten starts tomorrow and our 5 year old is more than prepared. From the beginning we felt welcome and our kids have loved it here. Thank you for taking care of our kids the last 5+years.
Lara C.
Lara C.
Feb 23, 2021
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I have nothing but great things to say about Imagination Station & their staff. The staff is loving & attentive & I know my daughter is in good hands. As a first time parent putting my child in daycare was unnerving. After asking around & doing research I decided that Imagination Station would be a nice fit for my daughter & I. The staff has always gone above & beyond to put my mind at ease with leaving my daughter in the care of others for the first time. I can call & check on my daughter throughout the day & speak directly to her teachers. My daughter&apos
Adorian Walker
Adorian Walker
Feb 04, 2021
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This is by far one of the best day care centers I have found in the East Valley! Cleanliness, caring staff, curriculum at every age and trust! I feel secure leaving my children, 15mnth - 4yrs, to be well taken care of while I go and teach at my school/online.
Thank you Imagination Station!
Cali Marrouch
Cali Marrouch
Oct 24, 2020
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I would have loved to come and take a tour and view the facility but felt the woman over the phone was particularly rude. She said she was covering for a manager who was on break. This ultimately made me decide not to go with this daycare. You guys really should work on your customer service over the phone it truly makes a big difference when families are deciding on daycares.
M. M.
M. M.
Oct 14, 2020
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I placed my son in their care from the time he was 3.5 months until he was 13 months. I loved nursery 1 & 2. The women in nursery 1 (Miss Jen especially) are so great and caring and my son loved being there. The transition to nursery 2 was fairly easy and he really loved those women (Miss Deja) as well. My issue is with what happened during the Covid 19 quarantine. Our family was one of very few that still continued to bring our children there and I know they were struggling to keep the doors open to get past the stay at home order. As the time went on they were consolidating the kids together
Carla Gonzalez
Carla Gonzalez
Jun 14, 2019
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My baby has been going over a year and I am so glad I found this daycare! The staff and owner of the daycare truly love children. Your children’s care is important to them, which makes me happy. They’ve always took good care of my baby and always have answered to my questions or my check-ins on my baby. I give kudos to all the teachers because they definitely do a great job of taking care of all the kiddos :)
Teryn DiBona
Teryn DiBona
Jun 19, 2018
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I am so happy I found this place! My daughter has been going to Imagination Station since she was 3 months old. She’s now 2. As a new mom, the nursery teachers made me feel extremely comfortable with leaving my new baby with them. The location is convenient and when I first came to view the site, I was happy there was a lot of color (another place I looked at was extremely bland). They support breastfeeding mothers and would allow me to come and nurse my daughter if I wanted. They have a decent yard/play area for the kids which not all childcare centers in a strip mall setting have. My daughter
Anna S.
Anna S.
Mar 21, 2018
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I've had my daughter at Imagination Station for about four months now. I was incredibly nervous signing her up for a daycare at 6 months old, but the moment I stepped into Imagination Station, nearly all of my anxiety lifted. The staff is great - and the infant teachers, Jenn and Shelbie, are wonderful. I feel confident that my baby girl feels loved and cared for while she's there. They've taken the time to learn her personality and cater to her individual needs. They are also great at communicating with me about how her day went and how her mood was. Overall, I can't say one
Amber W.
Amber W.
Mar 01, 2018
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Both of my children 9 and 2 have gone here. The same teachers are here despite the years that went by. My daughter started at 12 weeks and is now 2 and a half and I feel confident and comfortable taking her here. I am thankful to have these caring and accountable ladies in our life.
Emilly O.
Emilly O.
Nov 22, 2017
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We have been very happy with Imagination Station for childcare. Our 7 month old has been attending for about 3 months and she always gets excited when she sees her teachers.

Jen from the infants room is amazing. She has made the transition in taking my daughter to daycare as smooth as possible. I take comfort in knowing my child is safe and being well taken care of at all times at Imagine Station.

Thank you!!
Sam S.
Sam S.
Nov 07, 2017
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I love having my son go to imagination station! We started at tutor time and it was a complete nightmare, so I brought him here. It has been amazing. Ms. Lisa is my favorite, she is soooooo sweet to everyone. She always brightens our morning when we come in. My son's vocabulary has improved immensely and his listening and social skills are developing as well. He used to cry when I would drop him off, but now he raves ahead of me to get to class! Can't recommend it enough!
Jacobe H.
Jacobe H.
Oct 31, 2017
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I absolutely love the care that my children have received from Imagination Station! We have one currently enrolled and another that was previously enrolled and is now in kindergarten. We have also recommend friends with children to take them here. The staff is very open and communication is always constant and clear. From the daily reports sent home to personal calls or texts when an out of the ordinary incident occurs their staff is on top of it and willing to review the footage of any incidents that may have happened. They are also on very diligent to adhere to state code and standards going
Cassidy L.
Cassidy L.
Oct 24, 2017
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I will be filing formal complaints with authorities as my child was neglected. I'm not sure how this place is in business. My child was there for 2 weeks and in that time he was bitten FIVE times, fell hard enough to bruise/ scrape his head and when I was bathing him one night... I noticed several other bruises on his back, ear and legs that were never even reported to me. The staff said sorry but after the third incident I had to ask them what was going to be done. They had no plan or reassurance. It was scary how little they seemed to care for the harm of my child. I know that biting is
Laura Aldridge
Laura Aldridge
Sep 13, 2017
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My son started care at Imagination state at 3 months old, he is now 3 years old. He talks about how much fun he has daily and looks forward to going to school on mondays. He has made friends with other students and the staff has built a relationship with my son. I feel confident with the staff.
My family has grown, twin girls, that will start at Imagination Station in 2 weeks. The staff is very excited to have the girls in their class.
Communication is great, my son is sent home with a daily update, this lets me know what he is learning, and the activities completed for the day. The admin staff
Shumeka Johnson
Shumeka Johnson
Aug 30, 2017
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My Daughter has been attending Imagination Station since she was 6 months old (she is now 2). I am so happy I found Imagination Station. My Daughter is learning alot and is developing very fast. The staff is fantastic.
They provide you with monthly newsletters
They serve hot and cold lunches , they are apart of the scholastic book club and so much more
Thank you Kris , Stephanie , Miss Jen , Miss Shelby , Miss Malissa , Miss Karen , Miss Ryane, Miss Alexa , Miss Megan , Miss Clarissa
For all that you do and taking great care of my little one.
Robert B.
Robert B.
Dec 01, 2016
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Affordable Quality... great with the kids and the owner is sensible... good curriculum, the kids leave prepared for the next level of education....
Kali M.
Kali M.
Sep 21, 2016
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We only made it about 6 weeks. The people seemed nice enough but I know my son was not being taken care of. In his first week, he fell on a toy and bruised his cheek, which happens, he's a toddler. But they showed me the surveillance camera of it and he laid there for a good while before anyone attended to him. I know the state ratio is 2:13 but that is too many when your child is constantly getting hurt and bitten.

He also got HFM which kept him out for a week, which we still had to pay for. We tried to make it work and give them the benefit of the doubt, but in the end, we had gotten a
Patrick Ritchie
Patrick Ritchie
Sep 08, 2013
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My wife and I love Imagination Station, our newborn son started there as soon as he was old enough to be in the nursery. Now he is in the Toddler 1 class, his experience has been wonderful; he learns so much and is excited to go there to see his teachers and friends. They taught him sign language, and he uses it, we always know when he wants more food because he signs to us for “more.” When he sees his teachers he puts his little arms up to hug them and be held, this alone makes Imagination Station a part of our family. We initially lived 5 minutes away, when we moved, part of our criteria
Andi Will
Andi Will
Jun 07, 2013
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I am the mother of two children who both attend Imagination Station. My older child has attended since the age of 8 months and is about to graduate from their preschool program.
There has been a lot of thought given to how the center is structured for each age group. I was initially drawn to the separate nurseries for babies 0-6 months and 6-12 months, and separate toddler classrooms for 12-18 and 18-24 months. As the mother of an 8 month old, I loved that the older baby room was geared toward more mobile babies and had many activities to help them crawl, pull to standing, and walk. This knowledge
Dm C.
Dm C.
Apr 10, 2013
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My child has been going to Imagination Station for almost 2 years and we are very impressed with the staff and curriculum. My son learns so much from this day care. In fact when he is around others his age he is more advanced. He often shows off what he learns from IS.
The tuition is affordable and the owner is on site. They are quick to respond and will answer questions or address concerns immediately. About 90% of the staff are moms also - enough said! As a mom this was a huge selling point for me.
Tom S.
Tom S.
May 16, 2012
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A great daycare with affordable prices! My kids have been at Imagination Station for years and it is a great place to have your kids. This is NOT like the typical chain daycares like Tutor Time. This feels like a homey place, a friendly place, where your kids are not just a paycheck to the staff.

Recently, my children's mother wanted to have them go to a new daycare to try it out (she had insurance that allowed for a few days of free daycare at one of the bigger chain daycares). I am the one primarily doing drop off and pick ups for daycare and upon entering this other chain daycare, immediately