What an amazing group of ladies who take the utmost care of our babies. Good Christian Daycare!…read more They prepared our oldest for Kindergarten and she was leaps and bounds ahead; they are now preparing our youngest. These ladies soared during the pandemic and we always knew that our babies were safe, heathy, and under the best care. Thank you to all you

Memaws Daycare, there are not enough great things I can say about this Daycare. Both my boys, one…read morerecently went to kindergarten, and one currently still there, looks forward to seeing the teachers and Memaw. I am always very well informed of what is going on with my child, and THEY always encouragE him to do the best he can in anything. This by no means, is an easy task any other Daycare and I would have been looking for a new daycare, But they handle it graciously, and generously. Because of Memaw working with me we have finally gotten a very hard child to finally potty train , BY WORKING TOGETHER. There are not enough good things to be said about this daycare. Memaw and Mrs. DONNA love our kids that attend there, and they make sure they have everything that is needed, and they make sure the parents do not worry while they are working! Love having such a caring and wonderful Daycare

We have nothing but amazing things to say about this preschool. Walking in, you feel the value they…read moreplace on each child who walks through their doors. My son has been excited to go to school every day! I never worry about him being taken care of each day. He is also learning there. Colors, dexterity skills and more! Value is important as well, and for what all their students receive, this is an amazing value!

My two daughters attended S.M.A.R.T. Beginnings from 2020-2022. My oldest was 3 years old when she…read morebegan and my youngest was age 1. This center will always hold a special place in my heart. Once my youngest began attending at the age of 1....never attending a daycare previously...cried every day for 1 month when I dropped her off (as Katie mentioned was completely normal), I still knew that she was in amazing hands. Exactly 1 month later, as Katie had mentioned, she stopped crying, jumping out of my hands to run to her favorite caregiver at the time. I really enjoyed the parental communication system through HiMama. The reports were always very detailed regarding my children's day-to-day activities. If medicine was required to be given to my children, they would indicate the time it was given. It was a big help for me to see photos and detailed reports on my children. It made me feel like I was right there with them. I knew I could always trust the staff to take care of my children. However, the biggest impact for me concerned my oldest child. I cannot thank Regina, Rachel and Erin enough for what they provided for my daughter. My oldest has special needs. I did not know this right away. 2 years into the future, before she began kindergarten, my daughter received an Autism diagnosis. Yet, prior to that diagnosis, I quickly noticed that several staff here were very well-trained and knowledgeable of interacting with and caring for children with special needs. Most daycares honestly have NO IDEA what to do with special needs children. Yet SMART Beginnings knows EXACTLY what to do. When my daughters' behavior reached maximum intensity, Regina contacted me right away to explain in detail what was going on. I asked her what she recommended. She mentioned behavior counseling and referred me to someone she personally knew locally. With Regina's extensive background in Education, as well as her extensive experience in working with special needs children as a former educator, she created my daughter's first ever B.I.P. (Behavior Intervention Plan). It was a major rollercoaster and learning experience leading up to my daughter's first diagnosis, as well as after the diagnosis. Flash forward to the present, she currently has diagnosis spanning from Autism, ADHD, ODD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Yet I always knew that this daycare would be the ONLY daycare that I would truly feel comfortable leaving my special needs child in..... all because of the extensive knowledge, skill and background of the Director, Mrs. Regina, and the other staff. Also, just to add, when COVID began and most daycares shut down temporarily due to the outbreak, SMART Beginnings was LITERALLLY the only daycare in Ocean Springs that managed to stay open during the entire epidemic, implementing detailed instructions on how to manage the pandemic within the center in order to keep the staff and the children as safe as possible. I believe this speaks volumes about this center! So, in closing, this is why SMART Beginnings will always have a special place in my heart. They showed me how much they truly loved and cared about my children. They helped form a solid foundation of attempting to understand my daughter's needs, her struggles and her triggers, to develop a plan to best support her. The only reason why my kids' attendance ceased is because I had to move to Gautier. If we never moved, my girls would still be there in afterschool care.

I have worked at SMART Beginnings for over 3 years and I can truly say this place gets better and…read morebetter. From the directors, teachers, parents and children, it is all around AMAZING! They have curriculum from infants all the way up to kindergarten readiness!