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    “My son is going to First Steps for past 8 months and I am extremely happy with the care provided in this daycare.”

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    This review has been long overdue. It's been three months since my daughter last attended Happy…read moredaycare, and just today while we were playing, she suddenly said, "Hurry up!" -- the first time I've ever heard her say that. I assumed it was something her new teachers say, but she quickly corrected me: "No, no, Andrea says hurry up!" She then went right back to playing, laughing and calling out, "hurry up hurry up!!" That moment alone speaks volumes about how much Andrea means to my daughter. She started at Happy daycare when she was just 1.5 years old. As a first-time mom, I cried on her first day, and Arti sat with me, gently reassuring me that we just needed to give her time to build trust. I can't express how much it meant knowing they understood this was her first time away from home. Within a week, the tears stopped. On her last day, I was the one still in tears because Andrea wouldn't be caring for my little girl anymore. Andrea is incredibly kind and patient. She cared for my daughter with so much warmth that even on weekends, my little one would ask to go see her and this happened more times than I can count. I never had to worry about food it was all taken care of at the daycare. During a medical emergency with my daughter, both Andrea and Arti stayed with her until I arrived, then remained by my side as we figured out the next steps. My daughter still misses Andrea to this day, and I know she will for a long time.

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    I am very annoyed by there way of communication. First they don't provide any information about…read morethere fees and prices on their website. I emailed them with all information about my daughter and the time i want to register her and the reply was welcoming me and sure we would like to help u and plz just schedule a tour and we can discuss it with u, and so i did, and just when I arrived there and the lady there asked me when do u want to register her, i told her my conditions again and she said ohno we will not have availability by this time So why didn't u tell me that in the email at first and didn't waste my time This is so annoying, plz respect others time

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    First Steps - preschools - Updated October 2026

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