Harvest House Daycare, led by Ms. Sylvia with the loving support of Ms. Joan and Papa, is truly a…read morehidden gem. From the moment you see the space, you can feel the difference -- her home and large backyard offer room for children to move, play, and grow in a calm, nurturing environment. It feels like family, not a crowded commercial center. The children are well cared for, fed fresh organic vegetables and even home-grown fruits, and they come home happy, clean, and secure every day. What truly sets Harvest House apart is the focus on early learning, especially reading and math. Ms. Sylvia follows an old-school, pen-and-paper approach that emphasizes literacy, numbers, and repetition over constant arts and crafts. I've had two daughters here -- my first (Delaney) attended from age 3 to 5, and my second (Henley) started as a newborn at just 2 months old and is still with Ms. Sylvia now at age 5, entering kindergarten next year. My youngest has already surpassed the kindergarten curriculum: she knew sight words by age 2.5, began reading by 3.5, and now reads at a second-grade level. When my first daughter was born, I called Harvest House Daycare when she was six months old and there was no space available. At the time, I enrolled her in an expensive, brand-name private school believing the higher price would guarantee better care and education. I later learned that branding and cost do not equal quality. The structure, academic focus, and individualized attention at Harvest House far exceeded what we experienced elsewhere. We were incredibly fortunate to later secure a spot, and both of my daughters thrived here academically, socially, and emotionally. The price is absolutely worth it when you consider the long-term growth, confidence, and academic advantage your child gains. With reliable hours from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., genuine care, and a strong academic foundation, Harvest House Daycare offers something rare -- a place where children are truly prepared for school and life, not just watched during the day. The Young Family

Our family has been with Sylvia, John, and Joan since 2018. They have become a second family and…read moremade it so easy as parents to find a sense of peace knowing our kiddos are being well cared for. All of my children have been with them since they were infants (2 months & 5 months old). Their day to day is structured which helps create a routine for the kids and they know what to expect each day. The program includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks which are all nutritious and my kids love (I give credit for my kiddos being great eaters, they love veggies, to the balanced meals they receive). Even from infancy formula is provided if needed along with food plans outlined once solids are introduced. Once old enough they facilitate a preschool program, my two year old can hold a pencil correctly and does his worksheets daily. The early introduction to these skills continue on to help prepare for kindergarten. We decided to keep our kids at Harvest House until they started kindergarten, and credit the curriculum and dedication they set in place of reading, sight words, and math to setting them up for success. My 8 and 5 yr old progressed at different paces but both felt more confidence going into kindergarten. In the eight years we have been with them they haven't been closed outside the Holidays and Vacation days outlined at the beginning of the year, providing us working parents with the reliability and stability needed. Harvest House has been a blessing for our family creating a safe, caring, and structured program for our kids. My eight year old still wants to go back to ZaZa's and Papa's on her school breaks. Truly could not recommend Harvest House more as top notch child care provider. Ainsley, Hadley, Dalton, Doug and Kali

Ruby is very passionate about providing childcare and creating a nurturing environment for…read morefamilies. If you're looking for childcare, I encourage you to reach out and learn more about her program. Highly recommend!

Ms.Ruby is a life saver. We trusted her with our precious baby and she took care of him like her…read moreown. Ms. Ruby is very attentive and she understands parents especially first time parents are nervous but she makes sure to respond to texts and she takes pictures throughout the day to let us know our baby was fine and well. Me and my wife recommend Ms. Ruby to any person who is wanting to have a personal care - a home away from home for your little one

The only thing more stressful than finding a house in SF, is finding the right daycare! After…read moretouring most if not all in our area, we were so lucky to find Mikka's. When you first walk in, you will notice how clean and bright it is. The walls have beautiful art and pictures of the children. The toys are new, organized and forever evolving. Mikka caters and understands each child's individual needs. She is very alert about allergies, asthma, etc. Communication with parents throughout the day is A+++. If something is happening out of the norm with our little one, she always gave us a heads up even if a pick up isn't needed. When it is needed, we already have the heads up so it's not a surprise. There's always pictures and videos! Both our boys went to Mikka's and considered her family. Our youngest started with her at 4 months. We would've started him at 3 months if there was an opening. Overall, Mikka's has been a very nurturing and safe place for our kids to spend their most important growing years. Highly recommended!

Our daughter went to Mikka's Daycare for two years until it was time to transition to preschool,…read moreand my wife and I could not have been happier with the experience. Our daughter loved going to daycare and often asked to go on the weekends! In terms of the grown-up side of the relationship, my wife and I always found Mikka to be communicative, friendly, and organized. We felt she and her staff put a lot of love and care into looking after our daughter, and we give Mikka's daycare the highest recommendation.

Moore Learning was a beautiful experience for our daughter. As an educator myself, I was very keen…read moreon touring various preschools and looking for qualities that make me feel like my child is going to grow and is safe. Their philosophy is much more creative and evidence-based, promoting more independence and exploration which was refreshing compared to the other preschools I toured. The interior is very homey, clean, and creative. They are always making upgrades and changing it up, keeping it refreshed. The cost is comparable to other preschools I toured. The teachers are phenomenal. My girl had Ms. Emma, Ms. Tasha, and Ms. Esther. I love the clear communication, and they were all so patient and sweet but still had high expectations for the kiddos. Moore's uses an app to check in and out. I got so many adorable pictures of my girl throughout the day with updates on what she was doing and what she ate that made me feel at ease. Ms. Yasmeen is the assistant director, always at the site. She is so sweet and helpful. She loves the kids, always getting them little trinkets for special occasions and helping out in all areas. Moore's curriculum is very organized with themes changing each month like space, sea animals, cooking, and so on. The art is actually made by the students themselves to encourage creativity. By the end, my girl was drawing her whole family on many of the art projects she brought back. Quite a bit of focus on handwriting as well, which I appreciated. The kiddos get an abundance of playtime outside with all the cool obstacles and activities they have out there. Moore has many guest presenters like Dan the pirate who come and talk about their professions. My girl learned so much and would always tell me little facts that she learned at school. Moore's has a plethora of events throughout the year. My girl attended the Thanksgiving, Easter Egg Hunt, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day Tea Party and so on. There are many others such as the Trunk-or-Treat and pretty much something for every holiday. They also do free photoshoots with Santa and the Easter Bunny! Overall, I am overly pleased with the experience here. My girl made so many friends and even got invited to her first birthday party here from a classmate. I feel very blessed and thankful for Moore Learning and I highly recommend!!

We're really happy with our time at Moore so far with my 2 year old. At previous schools we'd get…read morenonstop phone calls about him not staying on his mat during nap, not handling transitions well, not interacting with kids the same way other kids do, playing with the dirt or bark too much while outside, etc. The teachers at Moore have done a beautiful job meeting him where he's at and providing an environment that lets him be himself while still learning how to be in a class environment. From day 1 with Moore we noticed a big difference. He's much more regulated, he actually naps (!!!), he's made friends and he genuinely enjoys going to school each day. The app allows for direct communication with his teacher if needed and we get updates all day on what he's up to. The teachers are friendly but still firm with the kids when needed which is great. They do a ton of activities including learning numbers, letters, their names, doing sensory activities, practicing fine and gross motor skills, etc. Moore isn't going to be your standard daycare center with pristine rooms and strict schedules. They're a daycare center with a home daycare feel. My son often comes home covered in dirt with shoes full of sand and we LOVE it. We like that you can tell the kids have played all day because it means they got to be kids.

My child had a rough time transitioning to a daycare, but Sabrina and the golden valley staff were…read morevery patient and understanding. They did a great job of not overloading us (parents) with bad news, and only offered suggestions when asked. Sabrina, the director, always provided good news to go along with bad. I always appreciated this, because, even if it was a stressful situation, she presented it in a way that ended hopeful and positive. I am glad we decided to enroll our child at Golden Valley.

0/10 recommend for multiple reasons. Id give 0 stars if I could. My son (4 years old) was enrolled…read morehere since about 7/2022 til yesterday. This place is full of red flags. There's so many other centers in Elk Grove (that take child action) please don't need to settle for this place. Sara the owner will gaslight your child before they take anything serious other than protecting her business. In it for the money, not for kids. Said my son was a liar for communicating the way his four year old brain knows how. She shouldn't be involved in childcare. She's a business owner & that's it, she needs to be in another industry. In the video where my son got hurt, an employee walks past as my son holds his eye and somehow no one noticed. No one investigated camera footage or filed injury reports or told his dad or me until I said something the next day (even though his eye was visibly red.) My son crawled towards a kid who accidentally poked his eye. Sara the owner said either my son poked himself or this other child did, because my son fast crawled towards him to headbutt him. My son crawled normally towards him and was clearly not trying to headbutt him, he was acting as a four year old would, going up to someone to play. His eye got poked and she was turning it around on my son as if it's his fault, rather than being a mature adult. He is four years old. The owner Sara said all these kids are like her kids, but she spelt my sons name wrong & I have never seen her. She said think about the other child and his mom, what about my son- the one who got hurt? No one said they were sorry my son got hurt or hoped he was okay. She disenrolled my son without ever asking about my sons eye. She does not care about a child more than her business. During the time he went there my son told me that he plugs chargers in the wall and that his teacher told him he will be fat if he doesn't workout. Other situations would happen and I would ask about them, not accuse. I would tell them what my son would tell me and ask about it. Every time I'd be told that "they didn't see or hear anything like that happen." Somehow no one sees or hears anything here. It's clearly a communication problem and/or not paying attention. I got attitude from his teacher before too, and when I brought it up it was just denied.

Sushila, Taniya and Somya have been such a blessing to our family! We enrolled our older daughter…read more2yrs ago and she's grown so much in her speech, her manners, her eating habits, and she is now practicing writing letters, numbers and her name. She is going to be more than ready for kindergarten! In January, we also enrolled our younger daughter and she is thriving! She runs in the door every morning and is full of smiles when I pick her up in the afternoon. On top of our daughters' happiness, Iris Child Care demonstrates exceptional communication throughout the day, sending us pics and videos of our daughters having a blast. Their home is clean and welcoming, they have great educational and engaging toys and activities, tons of books, and super fun backyard. Iris Child Care has for sure become both of their favorite place to be. We honestly couldn't recommend them more!

My daughter's first home is IRIS Childcare and 2nd home is her parents home!…read moreI know it sounds funny but seriously my 1.5 year daughter loves going to IRIS and we have to drag her in the evening to take back home. This is a huge positive sign and makes us happy that our daughter is safe and love where she spent all her day! I enrolled my daughter when she was 6 months old and we are very happy and made a best decision to enroll our daughter with IRIS. Sushila, Tanya and Soumya are the best care giver ever and treat each child as their own. They keep kids active with different games, book readings, arts, learnings and so many different things. Sushila cook fresh meal everyday and my daughter just lovesssss shushila's kitchen cooking. My daughter learned so many words, sign languages, colors, numbers, animals, fruits names at very early stage. We always gets so many pictures of our daughter throughout the day which makes our day amazing! About the cleaning of place, it is super clean, organized and all toys are washed and sanitized everyday at the end of day! Sushila always follow all state and city rules about the safety and cleaning of the childcare. Sushila and Tanya always correct their behavior without yelling and teach them the correct manner. They all three are such a kind and loving personalities. They give equal attention to all kids and most importantly they have diverse kids which I always preferred so my daughter can learn to respect all diverse personalities. I can't describe in words how grateful and thankful my husband and I are! We always have peace of mind because we know our daughter is in good hands. Thank you Sushila, Tanya and Soumya for everything you do!! It's priceless

Amazing experience since last two years for our daughter. Ms Chyron is very loving and caring and…read moreour daughter is learning so many new things there.

This childcare is really amazing. My little cousin has been at this childcare facility for a couple…read moreyears. I love the structure and how you guys have a curriculum for the children almost like a pre-pre-school. It's great how even the younger babies get to participate in the curriculum. The schedule is right by the front door so I got to see what they do through out the day. Awesome program and great organized recreational area. Thank youuuuu!

We love Little London Montessori! I've been a LLM parent for about 5 years now, having had 3 of my…read morechildren attend! We have truly enjoyed our experience. My older children who are now in grade school miss it so much and have fond memories and life-long friends who they see at annual alumni events. Ms. Taz has a ton of experience and her presence brings calm not just her students but to parents as well! The practical skills that they learn are so wonderful in addition to other experiential learning opportunities like field trips, story book days, Holi, and more! Thank you, Ms. Taz for providing such an amazing experience for our children.

My son was previously attending a traditional pre-school setting (a very popular corporate named…read moreschool in the Sacramento area). We had mixed luck with his teachers, and I was left wanting a closer relationship with the person spending a bulk of the day with my child. From the moment I met Ms. Taz in her classroom for a tour, I felt an instant sense of calm and connection. My son felt comfortable enough to start interacting with the classroom materials. Not to mention, it felt pretty amazing to see a South Asian woman of color (just like me) leading the classroom. Over the last 2 years, I've been able to see my son gain independence, social skills, and learn how to be respectful. Ms. Taz is always available to answer any concerns or questions that I may have. I feel comfortable approaching her, and appreciate the small and diverse classroom size which fosters a close relationship between my son and other students in the classroom. As a newish parent, it has also been comforting to finally have a small community of parent friends that we spend time with and can depend on. I can't wait till our baby girl is old enough to be an LLM student.