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    First Steps Family Day Care

    4.8 (31 reviews)
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    I brought my daughter Camila since she was 18 months old, and the transition was a little bit…read moredifficult for me, but not for her. She was very happy and very pampered by the staff. There are some teachers there that have been working there for years, which is a good thing because it assures me that they Are working in something they like and it's their passion. Miss Anita and Miss Rutmanik took excellent care of my baby. She left when she was five years old and was ready to start kindergarten at school till this day whenever she has a day off at school I called them and they welcome my baby with their arms open and my daughter always loves to go back and see her old teachers. We love them very much and we appreciate their hard work, dedication and love they show to all the students.

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    This review is long long overdue. My son started attending Busy Little Bee at 28 months old, the…read moresummer after Covid began and we lost our nanny. This was his first daycare experience, and Shusha took him in and treated him as her own. His language and social skills blossomed right away. He had always been a very picky eater, but he loved Ms Mariam's cooking, and was always trying new and unexpected foods for the first time. Shusha was so loving and even went out of her way to personally help feed him on the days he struggled. We have since moved, and our son is now five years old. We have since attended three other wonderful schools with our two boys, but none of them compare to Shusha's school. For a nervous mom sending her son to school for the first time, it felt as if we were sending him to a warm, loving relative's home to play for the day. We still see the amazing activities she plans on social media, and think fondly of our son's time there. We are so grateful to Shusha and her team to have had the perfect first school experience.

    My son went to Busy Little Bee daycare from the time he was 1.5-2.5 years old until Covid hit and…read morewe had to stop going for financial reasons. Previously we had a close family friend watching my son for a year, so it was a nerve wracking decision to put him in someone else's care for the first time, but Shusha and her caring staff made it so easy!!! I honestly can not say enough good things about this daycare! The home is clean, they give them healthy home cooked meals, they have fun activities and events around the holidays and most of all they are attentive and caring. He was so loved there (that to this day Shusha texts me to see how her boy is doing :)) Most of all, my son came home everyday happy! They also have an option for preschool aged children!

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