Our baby boy has been going to Yvonne's for a little over two months now, and we are very happy…read more She suggested starting with a few hours per day initially to help him get used to it, especially as he was 11 months old then, and it can be challenging to start at that age. It has been really helpful as it gave him time to transition. He's now always happy to go and reaches for the door when we arrive in the morning. Yvonne is always calm and calming, smiling and welcoming to the babies. Her energy is very positive and reassuring, especially as we are first-time parents. Our baby eats well, naps well and plays well, and that's what we want! It's obvious she's experienced and knows what to do with kids. Simply a pro. We highly recommend her.

I had a horrible experience with Yvonne's day care service. I was charged a full week price for…read morejust 2 hours. My baby looked miserable when we went to pick her up. I felt like Yvonne did not care at all about my child, and she picks her favorites because she gave me an ew look and made comments that she thinks my child has an issue. She also said my child was gross because she had a little runny nose on that day and she was left on the corner and being ignored. Overall, we had bad impression that she was very rude and just takes kids for money. She kept taking about her boyfriend and we felt low class vibe on our first day unfortunately. We will never go back to her and still make us feel sick by remembering this experience. My baby is safe and enjoying her new daycare everyday and now we sure know that Yvonne has an issue not my baby.

Our daughter started in the Seedling room at MyFirstPlace on 22nd St. when she was just 4 months…read moreold, and we've had a wonderful experience ever since. It's a full Spanish immersion program and they have very flexible options. We opted for full time M-F 8-5:30pm. Maria and her entire team are amazing: communication is clear and prompt, teachers are engaged and caring, and the school is clean, safe, and offers wonderful enrichment activities like soccer, capoeira, and music. We always feel listened to, and the teachers send updates throughout the day. One of my favorite parts of the workday is getting the cutest photos and videos of her and her friends engaged in all sorts of activities like outdoor play or reading books. The biggest testament to the program is our daughter herself. Now 18 months old, she's excited to go to school every morning, happily jumping from my lap into her teachers' arms, and she's calm and happy when we pick her up. Teacher Gabby V. has been incredibly caring and thoughtful. We feel so lucky to have had her help care for our daughter over the past 14 months. She consistently goes out of her way to provide thoughtful, individualized care, whether that means adjusting nap schedules or giving a little extra attention when needed. We couldn't recommend MFP more highly!

We loved MFP for our daughter and it truly was our daughter's first place. They were incredibly…read moreflexible, attentive, and caring for our little one. Being a first time mom, I was nervous to let go and have someone else take care of my daughter. But as I watched her start to get accustomed to the schedule there, I noticed how the staff is educated and friendly. It was emotional for me to watch her learn to be independent at MFP and Maria and Cinthia were very accommodating to helping my daughter transition from homecare to daycare. There's plenty of extracurricular activities dancing, music, soccer, including all the planned crafts to keep her engaged. I always found that they updated ProCare with plenty of updates and pictures to keep me informed of her daily activities. Cinthia, Teacher Karen, Teacher Veronica, Zohra are just some of the friendliest faces who helped take care of her. I also witnessed a very smooth transition between classrooms from the Cherry Room to Olive Room. Cinthia was always available to chat through any of my questions and provided input to best support her. We were so sad to have to leave MFP but primarily did so because of moving (needing to reduce the daycare pickup commute). What was also so sweet was how thoughtful they were to provide her a wonderful experience for both her first birthday at school and her last day. I would recommend MFP!

Highly recommend this place!!! My daughter started go here…read morewhen she was less than a year old. She used to go to another daycare in the area, where she used to cry. Angie and team took her in, and once she got settled, started enjoying and eager to go and play with friends. I would like to thank all of the providers; Angie, Marcella, Rebecca, for taking care of her.

We couldn't be happier with our experience here. Our son attended for about a year, from ages 1 to…read more2, and we always felt he was in the best hands. Angie and her team are incredible -- it's clear how much they genuinely care for the kids. Every teacher on the team is warm, loving, and patient. Communication was always great, which gave us a lot of peace of mind. Angie is always quick to respond to questions, and we really appreciated how easy she made the initial transition to daycare feel. We felt really confident in her and her team from our first day. The facility itself has a lot of space for the kids to play outside and explore, and our son always had a great time. It was often hard to convince him to come down from the slide to go home at the end of the day. We're so grateful to Angie and the whole team for creating a wonderful place for our son. We were very sad to leave when we moved out of town.

Looking for daycares is a stressful ordeal, and many folks look at many different parameters…read more(hours, amenities, policies, etc.). As first time parents, we were really nervous about sending our son to a daycare, but we needed to put him in a 5 months old because of work. The folks at MTA truly care about the children, and do such an incredible job nurturing our son. They are great at getting insight into anything going on at home to inform how they support him at daycare. With the awesome hours, we feel so comfortable sending our son to MTA. When we drop him off, he is ecstatic to see his teachers and doesn't even look back at us when we hand him to them! MTA is a really special place and fosters an incredible environment that promotes curiosity and growth. - A grateful dad

After looking at quite a few daycares for our daughter & we settled on Maple Tree Academy. They had…read moremultiple locations but we landed at the West LA location on Sepulveda. As a first time father, I had a lot of trepidation about leaving my baby with a bunch of "strangers" but that quickly changed. Amy, the location's director, has put together a magnificent staff of caring, loving, jovial people that greets your child by name every morning & every afternoon. Our daughter started off in the Sugar Maples group with Teacher Brenda & Teacher Edith, my personal favorite, who still stops & checks in with our daughter every single day. Security Guard Andre also greets every kid by name every day accompanied with high fives & hand daps. Our daughter is now in the "Field Maple" group, where each kid is at least 24 months old, and Teacher Sandy & Teacher Isabel continued providing great leadership & guidance for our daughter. The pedagogy at Maple Tree is outstanding! I was amazed the first time my daughter came home saying words in Spanish as well as in American Sign Language. Hearing my daughter counting at such a young age helped reenforce just how good the Maple Tree program really is. The biggest thing for us is seeing how excited our daughter is everyday to attend school everyday. If you are looking for a daycare for your child, I Highly suggest Maple Tree Academy. Maple Tree Academy is top notch in every way.

We are so thankful we found Mariama and this new daycare. To keep it short, we drop off our son to…read moreMariama in the mornings and we have absolutely no worries for the rest of the day. Mariama sends us updates and pictures throughout the day to let us know how our boy is getting on. You can clearly tell she is devoted and loves what she does. She is amazing with kids - comes up with creative ideas of stuff for them to do. Her assistant, Céline, is just as sweet and great with kids. They're just really genuine people. You'd like to think your child is in the best of care when you send him off to daycare, but you can never really know. However, with Mariama, when we go pick our son up at the end of the day, we always see her being very hands on and interactive, sitting down playing with our son before they notice we are even there. So we know! And we appreciate you so much, Mariama! I want to tell every mom in West LA how amazing she is and what an amazing daycare she has started, but then again we want her all to ourselves! The French aspect is also a huge plus for us. The daycare is clean and lots of toys for the kids to play with and an outdoor area with slides etc. Lastly, Mariama prepares a variety of healthy food for our growing boy! Couldn't rate this place any higher!

Mariama has been working for me at Alouette childcare for almost 3 years. She has been such a great…read moreaddition, she was loved by everyone. She has never hidden her wish to have her own chiildcare one day. Well, that day has come. I am so happy she opened her own, my loss your gain! Mariama is patient, warm, caring, fun and passionate about early childhood education. With her, your child is not only in a safe environment, but as well in a great learning environment. I wish Mariama the best for this wonderful journey and will continue to send her families that are looking for child care as I trust her.

I cannot say enough good things about Maple Tree Santa Monica. Our oldest was with MTA from 4…read moremonths to 3 years old, and our youngest was there for a few months in the infant classroom before we moved away. We always felt safe leaving our kids at MTA, which is so invaluable for two working parents. The teachers are warm and caring, and were always flexible to work with us on things like naps, feeding, and potty training. Our oldest made so many friends and grew into a wonderfully inquisitive child, no doubt thanks to the curriculum of child-led exploration and learning. We will miss MTA dearly and will be forever grateful to have spent some time there!

Our family feels very fortunate to have had 3.5 wonderful years at Maple Tree Santa Monica. Our…read moredaughter started in the infant room when she was 5 months old during the height of COVID and our son started when he was 6 months old. Some of the things we love about Maple Tree include the convenience of having an infant room and preschool at the same location. We're also grateful for the infant room director Yoli and the School Director Tina. They are very kind, helpful, and easy to work with. As our daughter got older she got to experience the preschool environment at Maple Tree. The teachers are all very sweet and caring. They make sure to provide updates throughout the day via an App that includes updates on meal times / nap times / potty times / and a summary of what they did that day. Both of our kids really enjoyed their time at Maple Tree, they loved their teachers and have made so many friends (as have we!). They create a nice community among the families with a Spring and Fall picnic throughout the year and the hours are also very accommodating for two full time working parents. We feel very lucky to have had both of our kids at Maple Tree and would recommend to anyone looking for a clean, safe, professional, kind & loving daycare and/or preschool.

There are not enough stars to rate Little Bears Child Care…read more My grandson started Little Bears when he was 7 months old and I am continually impressed by Jackie and Elena. He loves them both and since the beginning was always happy to be there. Now that he is almost 2, he runs in when he arrives, always welcomed by Elena and her warm smile and on the way home, talks about the day, his friends Jackie, Elena and the kids. I am a child development specialist who worked with family child care providers for over 30 years and this child care can be an educational model for Family Child Care Home/Preschool. Jackie and Elena are loving, kind, professional and fun. They provide an environment that is welcoming, loving, safe, enriching and developmentally appropriate. They offer a variety of activities that are tailored for each age group and their developmental stage. When I look at the photos that they post daily I am so impressed by how intentional each activity is. They set up activities that each child can engage in her own level and each activity covers several skills. Kids get to engage in dramatic play daily which helps them make sense of the adult world, whether they cook in the pretend dramatic area kitchen or participate in a real cooking activity that later they get to eat. Painting a big box that is going to become a car they can pretend to ride. They get to peel tape from the letters of their name which not only exposes the child to their name but strengthens their fine motor skills by pooling the tape. In a recent activity they made circular holes in a large box, colored the edges of each circle with another color and had colorful ball to put in the hole. The infants enjoyed playing with the ball and drop the ball inside. The older toddlers where able to sort the balls and drop them in the matching-colored circle. This activity for example offers so many learning opportunities while having fun; language, matching , sorting (foundation for Math) , fine motor skills, language development and social skills. (waiting for a turn and having fun with their peers ) I love the fact that Jackie and Elena choose to have 6 children even though they can have a license for a larger group. Having 6 children with only 2 infants and 4 toddlers allows for individual attention. Any family will be lucky to join Little Bears.

Our baby started at Little Bear at 6 months and stayed until his 3rd birthday. It was a wonderful…read moreexperience for all of us. He learned so much and ate so well and had such loving care the whole time. Elena is so expert at taking care of the kids and Jackie has so many fun creative ideas for activities. Every kids birthday was extra special and they posted lots of photos so we always knew what they were doing. Communication is very frequent and clear. During the Covid pandemic we felt that our kid was very safe and protected. Everyone at Little Bears Daycare was careful and kept the kids safe but not scared. The home location is on a quiet residential street and picking up and dropping off is very easy. They have lots of outdoor space and play equipment. Our kid ate a variety of delicious lunches and snacks and they take a nap every afternoon. At the end of every day my kid was tired and happy and came home with a clean diaper. That is exactly what we wanted from daycare.

My son went to Effie's daycare before entering a preschool program. One of the best things was I…read morenever had to prepare a lunch or snacks. He also seemed happy each time he left & returned. We recently brought him back during a summer break and appreciated Effie's flexibility in letting us come back.

We loved this gem of a spot and would highly recommend it. I've had many friends go there over the…read moreyears. This environment is a very family like environment. It's very reasonable and they are very flexible and knowledgeable around working with kids and families. There's a wonderful diversity of families there as well. We loved ET daycare.

Irma and Daysi have become like family to us. Since dropping our little love at 6 months old, being…read moreincredibly nervous to go back to work and have her in a new environment at such a young age, Irma and Daysi have been incredibly caring and communicative throughout the process - not only for our baby but to us. We couldn't give them more than enough praise for how well they treat the babies, and how happy they all look when being dropped off and picked up. Especially our girl, she's now so social, so funny, and overall just a happy girl. Almost coming up at 1 years old, we couldn't have asked for a better experience for her in her first months. She now has friends and a 2nd home. Also, they cook food and feed them lunch and snacks everyday. They help with any medications that the baby may need. They send regular photos and updates, and are always looking for ways to help with our baby's growth and learning: eating solids, crawling, and potty training when the time comes. Their home is regularly deep cleaned by professionals, and spacious: they have a fun room for the kids to play and interact, as well as a room dedicated for napping. They also have a safe and fun backyard for when the weather is nice! And the price for all of this is incredibly reasonable considering what nannies and some of the other daycares cost in West LA. Even after she grows out of daycare we will always keep Irma and Daysi in our hearts as they have helped us so much during such a tough time in our lives. Moving to LA, having no family or friends here, and becoming that for us has been the biggest blessing we've experienced in our time here. We love them as much as a family member, and they love their kiddos equally as much! I can go on and on about how we feel about the place! They are incredible!!!!

This review is long overdue. We switched our daughter to Sent when she was 6 months old, and have…read moresaid ever since then that Irma and her team truly are "Sent From Heaven". We joined during the peak of Covid and it was nice to see how clean they keep everything combined with the free flowing air and HUGE outdoor space (our daughter loooves to be outside). Our daughter was proclaimed by her prior daycare as a "tough baby", "a diva", etc etc. She was!! Irma and Daysi rolled with us through the 8/9mo separation leap, sleep regressions, navigating solids (Irma's cooking is for sure better than mine! Now our daughter eats everything!), you name it! I could finally focus at work knowing that she was safe and well taken care of (at her first place, I would drop her off late and pick her up early). Some parents wonder about sickness: at our first daycare, she was sick every week and a half (and she was there roughly 3 months!). At Sent, (knock on wood!!!!) it's been manageable. Again, they keep everything very clean! Now, when we say that it's time for "school", our daughter runs to the door and says, "Byeeeee!" She loves her friends and she LOVES Daysi so much. They have dance parties, do art, celebrate birthdays and holidays, and again, have the outdoor space to be toddlers. Sent will always be a part of our family. We are forever grateful.

We sent both of our daughters to Pages Family Daycare, and we absolutely love it -- I would 100%…read morerecommend Erika and her team! Our older daughter started around 1 year old, and our youngest began at just 5.5 months. From day one, we've had a wonderful experience. I'm a very schedule-oriented parent, and I truly appreciated how willing Erika was to follow my children's individual routines and needs rather than making them fit into a preset schedule. Through every transition -- from adjusting nap times to introducing solids to transitioning from breastmilk to formula -- Erika was always happy to implement my requests and made the process smooth for our family. She has also been incredibly flexible with us. We only send our daughters part-time, but whenever we needed an extra day, Erika always did her best to accommodate. It's clear that she genuinely cares for and loves the children. You can see it in the way the kids respond to her, in how many of her little ones stay with her from babyhood onward, and in how many families trust her with multiple children. Sending your children to daycare is a big decision, but for our family it has been such a positive and supportive environment. We feel very lucky to have found it!

We are so grateful to have found Pages Family Child Care! We started our son there when he was 7…read moremonths and they were so flexible and accommodating as we weaned and started him on solids. They helped him adjust to a better nap schedule too. He's now just over 2 and we have so many amazing memories there-from birthday and holiday pajama celebrations to music classes to watching butterflies transform, it truly is a special place! We loved how nurturing and caring everyone at Pages was. They treated our son like their own and it really felt like an extended family. They're also very detail oriented, always communicating with us to make sure we were on the same page about schedules, behavior or even if there were tiny bumps and scrapes. When our kid inevitably got sick, they would send texts checking in or would be available to talk on the phone even in off hours. We recently moved and are at a new center across the country, and we are now especially grateful for the high adult/child ratio at Pages and the healthy and fresh meals they provided. Honestly, pulling our son out was one of the hardest parts of our move and he still talks about his friends and teachers there. If you're lucky enough to grab a spot there you won't regret it!