Sharon is wonderful. She took care of our daughter for almost two years, from 3 months to just shy…read moreof two. With every parents' day to day list of things to do, having that professional no-worry daycare is a blessing. Warm, patient, very clean space, and fun. Highly recommended.

Sharon and her assistant, Yo-yo, have taken care of both of my children over the past two years…read more They are wonderful, devoted caregivers that genuinely love babies and toddlers. My children adore them. My 9 month old squeals with happiness when he hears Sharon's voice on the intercom each morning. Sharon is very focused on the basics (good naps, full feedings) and both my kids sleep better and are more regulated under her care. Sharon manages to be both laid back, and very careful and attentive, at the same time. Sharon has transformed my experience of being a mother and I am so grateful to her. We love you, Sharon!

We had a fantastic experience with Golden Gate Nannies. Their team is professional, responsive, and…read moretruly experts at childcare matching. They saved us so much time by handling the screening and interview scheduling. We found an incredible part time caregiver through them and couldn't be happier.

Can't say enough good things about Golden Gate Nannies and Shea. Shea took the time to really…read moreunderstand our family needs and dynamics, which made all the difference. She didn't just rush us through a questionnaire - she listened carefully and asked thoughtful questions to truly get what would work for our unique situation. The candidates she found for us were outstanding, head and shoulders above the typical people we found ourselves. Each person was thoroughly vetted, professional, and perfectly aligned with what we were looking for. It was honestly hard to pick between the final three candidates, all of whom were outstanding. Shea helped us make informed and wise decisions at key moments, providing guidance when we needed it most. Her expertise was invaluable! We are thrilled to have worked with Shea and would strongly recommend her to anyone looking for a top-flight nanny.

This is a wonderful culturally diverse experience for pre-schoolers... The staff is experienced and…read morein many cases Bi-lingual. They will be opening a new building in addition to the beautiful Julia Morgan Building that houses the school now... A great experience for students and parents alike. Mary I.

Our daughter has being a part of the Nihonmachi Little Friends for 3 1/2 years, and our son started…read moretheir preschool half a year ago. They both love NLF so much! We are moving out of SF, but this program was one of the biggest reasons why we stayed in the city for so long. We have created wonderful memories and build wonderful friendships here. The teachers are AMAZING. I cannot tell you how kind, sweet and caring they are to all of the kids. The programs are fabulous and I cannot express enough gratitude and love for this program. Don't hesitate to register your kids here one bit!

Our daughter attends Montessori school and we are so happy with her care. Everyday when we pick her…read moreup, she's happy and smiley. The teachers share information about her day everyday when we pick her up and let us know of her development and milestones. We already had experience with the school since our teenage nephew and niece also attended the school as infants through preschool. They both loved the school and their teachers at Montessori. Several of the teachers currently there have been there since our niece and nephew attended too! We are so happy we were able to secure a spot for our baby in the school after being on the waitlist for a few months, and we are very happy with our experience with the school and our baby's care. Thank you Ms. Vasi and team!!!

Ok so I've gave this school a call around December of 2024. The lady had told me to call them by…read morethis summer to see if I could get my daughter in by August of 2025. I've decided to call them yesterday and this is what happened... 1st call: a child picks up then hangs up the phone. 2nd call: a lady with terrible English answered the phone ask for my name (after I said it 3x) and then proceeds to hang up in my face. 3rd call: the lady who I spoke with months ago (I remember her voice) answered and while I'm explaining mid sentence how I've spoken with her before and was interested in enrolling my child she then rudely cuts me off to say they are booked she took 2 more kids and to try next year. I told her she was the one who told me to call back around this time just for her to cut me off again and say their classes are smaller now due to lack of staff so try calling next year. By then I was supper pissed off so I hung up the phone. They really need to work on supervising the kids since they are clearly allowing them to play with the phones and they definitely need to work on their customer service skills. I wouldn't trust to leave my child with rude people like them.

My daughter has been attending Angel Baby Childcare since she was 3 months old and we love Helen so…read moremuch. When I drop her off, she runs inside to snuggle with Helen or one of her assistants and it's so heart-warming to know that my daughter is in such a great, loving, and safe environment. Helen has been so great at every stage of her development, as her nap schedule / food / etc. evolves over time. My daughter has a ton of allergies and Helen has been so accommodating on this. She is learning Mandarin, but Helen is great at communicating with us. We will be so so sad to leave if/when we move away.

My daughter has been attending Angel Baby Childcare since she was 3.5 months. She's now almost 2…read more We've loved having Helen (AKA yeeyee, which means auntie in Chinese) as her caregiver every step of the way, from baby, to baby wearing a hip brace in preparation for hip surgery due to hip dysplasia, to hip recovery and now early toddlerhood. I trust her completely with food choice (always healthy options at every meal - salmon, chicken, beef, veggies, fruit, grains, homemade bread, yogurt), keeping my daughter warm and clean, safety, activities at the playground and all the arts and crafts that they do at her house. She's communicative, sending multiple photos and videos throughout the day, professional, caring and really loves and care for the children. We were brand new to SF when our daughter started going to Helen's and we will forever be grateful for her. She's made our transition to a new city while being new parents so easy and worry-free. I can't recommend her strongly enough and honestly wish I could have my daughter there till she's in kindergarten!!!

My daughter has been attended the preschool program at CCFC's Marcus Garvey campus for over three…read moremonths and I would recommend it to anyone! The teachers genuinely love and care for the children and provide a nurturing and encouraging atmosphere every single day. The school is one large open space divided into 3-and 4 year-old classes. While the facilities are not brand new, they are very well maintained and always orderly. The curriculum is play-based. The drawbacks: currently no on-site outdoor play area. We've had to move on to another school due to some logistical issues, but I want to thank the staff for their excellent care and for making my daughter's first preshool experience one to remember.

Mary Patricio is the owner of Mary's Little Lambs, LLC. She hires caregivers to provide in-home…read morecare for seniors and has been operating this business without a home care agency license for two years, which is illegal in the state of California. She also works as a caregiver herself without a license, which is illegal in the state of California. In 2024, I informed my brother that Mary was illegally not paying her employees overtime, and running her business without the license. My brother fired her and hired an agency to provide caregivers to my dad for the last year of his life. In my opinion, she was emotionally abusive of her employees, and they were too afraid to say anything about it, to me or my brother, because they were afraid of her. She fired her pregnant daughter as a caregiver for absolutely no reason related to the quality of her daughter's caregiving. She was an amazing caregiver and wanted to keep working for my dad, and her mother fired her. She also arranged the shifts so one particular caregiver that she did not like would not be able to work, instead of just outright firing her. This happened about a month before my brother terminated the contract with her and hired the agency. This caregiver was a very hard worker and an amazing caregiver. She would work nonstop on her shifts, cleaning and picking up the slack from other caregivers - including Mary, who would not complete all of her duties. The caregiver told me that Mary said to her: "Don't work so hard. Do the bare minimum." This is outrageous for an owner of a caregiving company to tell their employee. My father wanted to keep Mary on as a caregiver even after we hired the agency to do most of the shifts, I think because he had an emotional attachment to her. So she continued to work as a caregiver for my dad doing 3-4 twelve hour shifts per week. Not only was she not warm and friendly like the other caregivers, and not only did she do the bare minimum the job required each shift, but she also physically and emotionally abused my father in June of this year. He told me that she was "rough" with him, "jerked" him while helping him stand up and move around, and was "mean" to him during one of her night shifts. My dad was wheelchair bound and needed assistance standing up, walking, using the bathroom, and doing other activities of daily living - and he told me that when he asked her to help him get up out of bed and go to the kitchen, she said, "I don't think you need to do that, John," and did not help him get up. This is neglect and abuse and my father recognized it. He recognized that she was physically abusive and that how she spoke to him was emotionally abusive. However, he wanted to continue to have her work as a caregiver because he had an emotional attachment to her. He was afraid of this woman and asked me to stay overnight in his house for two nights because he was fearful of what she would do. I stayed upstairs in the guest bedroom where I could hear everything going on in his room. After that night in June, she was on her best behavior for a few months, but it didn't last long. A couple months ago my dad wanted to fire her as a caregiver (she was doing 3-4 twelve hours shifts a week) because her behavior was changing again for the worse. However, he still kept her on as his personal assistant and household manager. But two weeks before he died, he asked me to find someone to replace her for this role. I was interviewing other people right before he got sick and had to go to the hospital. He died in the hospital on December 9. At that point, my brother hired Mary to clean out the kitchen, and she removed items without my authorization and would not give them back when I asked for them. She hired her daughter, the same one she fired two years ago, to do some of the work my brother had paid her to do in my dad's house following his death. She told her daughter she would pay her $25/hour (she had asked for $30), even though the rate that they received when they were working as caregivers was $35/hour. My brother and I have asked for the notebooks that the caregivers wrote in for a year while they were working for her, and she refuses to give them to us. My brother and I are co-executors of my dad's will and trustees of his estate, and I have informed the lawyers that I do not want this individual doing any additional work to deal with my dad's possessions, and I do not want her to enter the house again. I was not going to leave a review of her or her business up until this point, but her refusal to give the notebooks has convinced me of her ill intent, and I now want to warn everybody who might hire her that she is a danger to seniors in her care. Do not hire this individual as a caregiver! She has been physically and emotionally abusive to a senior she was hired to care for and she is being hostile to me and my brother now. This is not someone you want to work for you or take care of your loved ones.

Mary's daycare is the best! Mary is the most warm and loving person I have ever met…read more I really trusted her with my son. My son learned so much at her daycare! Mary cares so much about the kids at her daycare. Once she told me 'she loves my son as he was her own'. Isn't that the best you can hear as a mom? I really recommend this daycare. She takes the kids on fiels trips, to the playground, does arts and crafts all while learning them all the stuff they need to know for Kindergarden. The place is also spotless,

We've been at Appletree daycare since my son Theo was 1, and now he's 3, so we've had the chance to…read moreexperience the community for the past two years. We couldn't be happier with our experience. Theo absolutely loves all of his teachers. They are incredibly thoughtful, caring, and attentive, and they always go above and beyond to help the kids and families. It's clear that they genuinely care about each child, and that means so much to us as parents. Theo has been so happy here and has grown so much during his time at the daycare. One of the things we especially appreciate is the Mandarin immersion. His Mandarin has developed tremendously, and it's been wonderful to see him naturally pick up the language while making so many great friends along the way. The community is also really special. The families are welcoming and supportive, and there's a strong sense of everyone looking out for and helping each other. We highly recommend Appletree, especially for its amazing teachers, focus on child development, strong community, and Mandarin immersion program. If you're looking for a Chinese immersion daycare in downtown, this is definitely one to check out! Thank you, Jasmine. You're the absolute best!!

We feel incredibly fortunate to have had our daughter attend Apple Tree for a short but very…read moreimpactful six months before we moved out of San Francisco. It was, without a doubt, one of the best decisions we made for her early development and happiness. From day one, we had complete confidence in Jasmine and her dedicated team. They made a thoughtful effort to ensure our daughter felt welcome during her transition into daycare--bringing her favorite toys (baby dolls) to her at drop-off to help soothe her. By the third day, she was no longer crying at drop-off and quickly began looking forward to going to school. She regularly talks about her amazing teachers--Chloe, Toni, and Ruby--and all the friends she made in her classroom. One standout example of Apple Tree's incredible attention to detail: during her very first week, they surprised us by celebrating her 2nd birthday with a cake and singing, even though she was brand new. She was absolutely beaming in the photos they shared with us. The classroom activities were varied, thoughtful and based on monthly themes. We loved receiving weekly photo updates that showed all the fun and educational things she was doing. It was clear she was thriving in this environment. A unique and helpful perk of Apple Tree is the monthly Parent's Day--offering full-day weekend drop-in care. This gave us valuable time to recharge, knowing she was in a safe and familiar space where she was happy and well-cared for. We also really appreciated the flexibility Apple Tree provided with our variable weekly schedule, allowing for earlier drop-offs when needed. Since starting at Apple Tree, our daughter's confidence and independence have blossomed. The school gently encouraged her to do things on her own--like putting on her jacket and shoes--which built her self-esteem. We started potty training over spring break, and thanks to the attentive support from her teachers, she was fully potty trained within a month. There are so many more positive things we could say about Apple Tree. We are deeply grateful for the nurturing and joyful community they created, and we feel so lucky our daughter was a part of it, even for a short time. If you're considering enrolling your child here and have any hesitations, let this review be the encouragement you need--Apple Tree is truly a gem.