I would like to start by saying that I don't review anything, ever. Select a number of stars sure but write out why, nope. However, for this day care I simply had to make an exception, its that wonderful.
Our son, 22 months old, has been attending Sweet Epiphany since January this year. We left our previous daycare on bad terms because they didn't respect our parental rights so we were nervous when we started looking for a new place. When we met Sheila at her home I was blown away by the amount of space and toys she had, at other at home locations it was usually a bedroom designated as the play space with a gate in the doorway.
At Sweet Epiphany Sheila has dedicated the main living space of her home into the daycare, you can see in the pictures on the website that there are drawing boards, kid sized table and chairs, endless tub of toys, books, and even in the backyard there is a slide, outdoor seating, and a remarkable collection of scoot around cars that our son adores.
While fun is important Sheila also provides a toddler/preschool learning curriculum! My husband and I are both teachers and we're very excited that our son, even before he turned 2 would be getting exposure to preschool learning and it shows! His pronunciations and use of thank you is great now, he even thanks me for brushing out his hair which is not a painless task. Just the other night we looked outside and he pointed out the moon and a star! I was so excited. In books I can ask him if he sees certain things and he will say yes and point them out to me. Every week he uses words that I didn't teach him and it is the most amazing thing to hear him speak and actually understand!
As a mom I want to share some of my favorite things about Sweet Epiphany. First is the art work Law brings home. I have a decent wall going now of all his little projects and sometimes he will point at them and say I did it. At his last daycare there was zero evidence of his learning or what he did all day, but now I know for certain he is learning. Second, Sheila is not in the food program and provides a monthly menu of the food that she and her husband will cook and feed the kids! It includes Philipino dishes which gives Law exposure to flavors I don't normally cook at home. Third and lastly, both my husband and I truly like Sheila and her husband and Ms. Ampie (she helps out and brings 18 years of childcare experience to the daycare, great lady, like a grandma ). When we went to their home to review paperwork for joining the day care we were there for 3 hours... Not because looking through everything actually took that long but because we kept having great conversations! They felt like good friends, people we can trust and rely on to take good care of our child while we are at work.
If you are looking for a new day care or a first day care please look into Sweet Epiphany, I promise you won't be disappointed.
P.S. the price point is pretty great too but I will leave you to find that out on your own when you give Sheila a call! read more