Leaps and Bounds Preschool Your Favorite in Readers' Choice Poll

Sixty-five of you weighed in our our Patch poll (now closed), 18 left comments or send emails and one more person let us know on Facebook what your favorite preschool is. This was a tough one, but factoring in all your input, came out on top.

Commenter OJ said, "...They have the heart, the understanding, the patience, the education, the love and the kindness our kids need to start their schooling careers."

Monkey Tree told us, "...I have never seen an environment so committed to the mental, physical, and emotional well being of a child. They have taught my daughter so many things academically, and in comparison to others in her age group, that are not at Leaps & Bounds, she seems ahead of the pack. She loves going to school everyday, and I think that speaks volumes in itself."

came in second and made a pretty amazing showing in our poll as a late entry. We looked at the poll as well as the number of comments/reviews you've all made and though it's clear the community loves this preschool, Sacred Heart couldn't quite maneuver into first place this time around.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this week's poll, informed us of closures and omissions and hopefully encouraged others to come on and have their say. You all clearly love your preschools, so why not leave a review on their respective Patch Places page for future parents to check out?

Here they are again:

This is how Readers' Choice works: every week we'll post a poll asking users to vote on their favorite. Readers can add a comment and review the business on its Enumclaw Patch Places Page (http://enumclaw.patch.com/places).

Then, on Friday, check back for the results. Winning businesses will get a nifty Best of Patch certificate.

(Because our poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results, comments and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch.)

Here is the topic for next week's Best of poll: Best place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Keep in mind the will be a chance to sample brews at several local venues on March 17 but before, after or even during their event, where will you be hanging out?

If you want to suggest a business for the contest, post it in the comments below and don't forget to vote each week.