We feel very fortunate to have such a loving and caring daycare provider at Itsy Bitsy Daycare with Ms. Yesica. As a mother of 3 children, we've had our share of different child care experiences for our kids: nannies, babysitters, our own parents, in-home daycares, large daycare centers, preschools, afterschool elementary care, summer camps, etc. We've been through a lot with all of our kids and have seen a lot in terms of child care; I can say with confidence that Ms. Yesica is truly a gem!
Our youngest child attends Ms. Yesica's daycare and has been there for nearly 10 months now, and we are very happy with the high level of care that he gets there. She provides wonderful home-cooked meals for the kids and knows how to deal with 'picky eaters'. She sings with them, dances with them, plays soccer with them, takes them out to the nearby park and playground, lets them explore, encourages their curiosity while also setting boundaries and providing proper discipline, teaches them new words/sounds/etc., and loves them like her own children. She is able to create a schedule for the kids that is predictable yet flexible. Our son loves pets (especially dogs) because Ms. Yesica has allowed the kids to experience them (we don't have any pets at home ourselves) -- to me, that is a plus! Socially and developmentally, we are very pleased with how much our son has learned and grown, too.
There are many choices for child care in Irvine. For our family, it was more economical to have our youngest son attend an in-home daycare. We also like the setting of being at someone's home at this young age vs. a larger daycare center. With Ms. Yesica, there are so many 'small' things that she does that make such a big positive difference for us -- the extra cuddling while teething, her checking in on a day that our son may have stayed home while sick, washing the kids' soiled clothing for us during the week (any help with laundry in my household is HUGE!), finding and providing the right food/cup/item/etc. that works best for our son (helps me avoid having to build a collection of sippy cups that don't work for my kid!), and so much more. Not every daycare provider will go the extra mile to do these things, but Ms. Yesica does! I've learned as a mom to speak up right away whenever I have questions or concerns about my kids with any of their child care providers, and Ms. Yesica is completely on board with that and communicates well with me.
We are very happy at Itsy Bitsy Daycare and thank Ms. Yesica for taking such great care of our son! read more