At first I thought it was going to be a good fit. Unfortunately a lot of the negative reviews are true. Tabatha leaves you feeling like you're walking on eggshells. I'm so glad I found my child a better daycare. This daycare has more of a money mindset, things are ran by arbitrary contracts and money, less about the children in my experience. read more

I LOVE TJ's Daycare. Tabatha and her family are wonderful! They have taken such great care of my daughter and treat her as their own. Tabatha is great at communicating any updates/concerns/etc throughout the day and always takes time to post/share pictures of the kiddos participating in a variety of activities, which is so much fun to see. TJ's always has the children engaging in fun activities, play and outings providing tons of opportunities for exploration, growth, learning and socialization! For what Tabatha and her family offers, the price is exceptional-meals/snacks are included for the kiddos, as well as a safe, loving and fun learning environment. I am so, so glad that I found TJ's and I HIGHLY recommend Tabatha and her services! read more

I wanted this daycare to work for our family, but ultimately we had to leave. I am so thankful we did. At first glance this place is great. Tabatha is so creative and does a lot of fun projects with the kids. The issue I had with this daycare was the treatment towards my daughter. I can only imagine what she went through. She HATED going, was always stressed, crying, and not greeted kindly by Tabatha. This never got better. My daughter didn't feel safe or loved. I would receive texts that my daughter has affected "the well being of the group" and would make threats that she wouldn't be able to care for my daughter anymore. When she had new families attending, she would tell me since they are younger, they won't be able to handle the stress of my daughter. Which made me feel like I was basically walking on eggshells daily with whether or not we would have care. How inappropriate and unprofessional.... You've had my daughter for a year and you are threatening us over new families? It was getting too toxic so we found care elsewhere. My daughter is safe, loved, and thriving. She's not scared to go to daycare and doesn't "cry all day long." The icing on the cake was she is gossiping to other families about us and to their kids! I'm not surprised because at pick up she would gossip about other families kids which is a huge red flag. I am a teacher and she had the audacity to tell me "well you should understand, since you're a teacher... When a child is acting out, you basically just get rid of them." Uhm no, we work with the families, provide the love and support they need in order to thrive. I couldn't believe it. I would stay clear of this daycare because the care is unreliable, they gossip, and make you feel like a terrible parent trying to find everything possible your child is doing wrong. If you have a perfect child and gossip, you will fit right in. read more

I can't say enough good about this Daycare. my wife had to go back to work earlier than expected, and Tabitha took her when she was only 6 weeks old. She is almost 3 y/o, and she loves going here more than anywhere else. We are so glad to have met this family, and would recommend it to everyone we know. read more

We love TT! We have been extremely blessed to find such a great mom, educator, and professional to watch over our son when we are at work. She continuously keeps the kids involved with tons of activities; pictures of what the kids are doing throughout the day, making baskets for Easter, calendars and gifts for the kids during Christmas! The Gomez's even converted not only their back yard but there front yard with stylish and safe fencing along with plastic and safe playground equipment for all children. TT instills and follows all COVID provisions to ensure safety of everybody. On the weekends, when we don't work and our son doesn't head to TT's for awesome adventures, he STILL asks for TT!! read more

I love Tabatha's day care! My son has been attending here since he was six months old. She really makes him feel loved and welcome, like family. I had interviewed a few other places before I chose her, and I'm glad I did because my son comes home happy everyday and always has a huge smile on his face when he's dropped off. She and her daughter are great with him, and they create all sorts of activities for the kiddos to do. Before covid she would take the tots on outings to the animal farms or the zoo. And, every holiday she makes Easter goodies, Halloween, Christmas, etc gifts for the kids as well as does things for the parents all the time. She always takes pictures and posts them on a private page so you can see what your children did that day, and, she's pretty reasonably priced! read more

My son has been going to TJs since after his 1st birthday, he is almost 3 now. I am really grateful for my co-worker's recommendation, or we might never have found this wonderful family daycare. They really love and care for the kids best interest, which became clear to me with my kid's gluten allergy. As a first time mom, I didn't know that my son's poop had anything wrong with it. No one at Kindercare had ever said anything. But Tabatha explained that it was not normal, and she encouraged us to take him to the doctor. I didn't actually think his poop was a problem, but I worried she was going to tell me I couldn't bring him in anymore. I couldn't risk losing this wonderful family so I set the doctors appointment even though I wasn't convinced. He had a skin test and found sensitivity to 3 things. The doctor had us log a food journal, eliminating each thing all at once and then adding the next food back each week. Tabatha diligently recorded all his foods during this period. Once we eliminated gluten from his diet I saw the difference Tabatha had told me about. A gluten allergy isn't convenient for anyone, and we all started buying gluten free foods. Tabatha looks for gluten free foods my kid can eat, I never felt like it was all on my shoulders to pack his food (though of course I do). Our experience gives me confidence that Tabatha is genuinely concerned and tuned into what the child is communicating, especially when they can't actually talk yet. I wholeheartedly recommend TJs. Tabatha is no-nonsense with the parents, and wants each child to be comfortable, happy, and receiving the proper care for their needs. read more

My son has been going to TJ's Daycare for almost a year and he absolutely loves it. Everyday he can't wait to see his friends, TiTi, Lauren and Juan. His growth has been incredible and she continues to amaze me with her patience, communication, creativeness (especially during covid). Taking care of our littles is definitely her calling. read more

Tabatha is an amazing day care provider. She takes care of my girlfriends 3 year old. She has been going to her since she was 5 months old. We consider Tabatha now part of our family, and she sees my girlfriends daughter as her granddaughter. I highly recommend TJ's as a day care for any child or parent. read more

I'm not sure where to start on this review. I want to remain objective and honest. I have recently been looking around Vallejo for daycare for my son. having just gone back to work, we needed full time daycare Mondays thru Fridays. I took to several local sites to see what the recommendations were and based on the few i received reached out to them. I interviewed with several potential centers and settled on this one. Online the daycare itself looks amazing. Tabatha is creative and it shows, she also runs a design company so it goes without saying that she's very good at it. i have to admit seeing the colorful and well put together crafts for her daycare is what impressed me initially. I enjoyed the idea of the themes she sets up for her cares and what she provides for each child. We met with her and though i wasnt very comfortable with the space the kids get we really had no other alternatives that worked for us then. Our son was already in a great daycare and thriving. He had been with his previous care since infancy and was unfortunately out for 9 months due to COVID. Having also found work locally, it no longer made sense for us to drive into Pinole, so this is where TJs came in. It was just down the street and looked structured and promising. Boy were we wrong! The first few days were hard, he cried at drop off, was picky with eating - also understand that this child is barely turned 2, is going to a new daycare and just being a toddler in general. That being said, he was also the same at his previous care, i packed lunch and breakfast daily and some days he would eat everything and others he would barely touch. Tabatha shared her concern with us and we just assumed that we ought to be taking this seriously. She also mentioned he wasnt socializing much with the other kids (red flag #1). The other curious thing i noticed was whenever i came to pick him up, he would run to the door, crying and banging to get out - my son has never done that. He would look like he was terrified. He would quickly hop up and want to go home. We ended week 1 solid i'd think and over that weekend we noticed our son was a bit sniffy and had a cough, it was just his allergies but to be cautious, we kept him home Monday and Tuesday and she knew. Come Wednesday things really nose dived. He was obviously upset to go back, and i expect he did cry - but according to her he cried all day (red flag #2). that day at pickup she mentioned that she cant be sitting around holding him day for comfort -okay. Thursday went a bit better but Friday morning, my son just dropped at the steps to the front door howling, he was absolutely having none of it. i tried to comfort him and he went with her but he was visually very upset. i did tell her to call me if he was inconsolable as my husband was working from home and i was nearby. She text me later that morning saying we should continue our trial for another week and asked me to pay her. At this point she communicated NOTHING else throughout the day. My gut kept telling me to start making other arrangements and im so glad i did. That afternoon, i asked my husband to accompany me for pickup. Our sweet little boy ran out of that door terrified! red faced!. There was Tabatha standing behind him looking flustered as well with all of his belongings in a bag and proceeded to tell us that she was "terminating him". I listened in absolute shock as she said he was (her words verbatim) "too whiny", "cries all day", "picky eater", "doesnt socialize" "stressing the other kids out"........hmmm. We politely thanked her and walked away. she appeared to be shaken and looked liked she wanted to burst into tears herself (why?) As we left, she proceeded to also tell us that "he needs a nanny, one to one OR he can go to another daycare part-time only" - Such unprofessional and unsolicited advice on her part. So out of a 2 week trial, we got a grand total of 7 business days and proceeded to be terminated. Today is the 6th business day of my son being at a new daycare after 72 hrs from being terminated and surprise, surprise! he's thriving. Day 1 at new daycare, i was asked to come in and help settle him in, ofcourse he cried, he cried bloody murder. However he calmed down in 15 minutes and was happily playing with (shocker) the other kids. by day 3 he was waking up excited to go to daycare (hmmm) and he was lunging towards his new teacher lovingly. He's eating well and loving it! Tabatha - you are not qualified in my opinion to run a daycare if you cant even comfort a child. My boy wasnt the problem, LESS than 3 days after we left you for a new care he is so happy. I changed nothing at home. the logical conclusion is that you were the issue and im grateful my boy never has to be around you again. read more

TJ's Daycare is great! We interviewed several daycares before finding TJ's, I had wanted an environment that felt comfortable and homelike for my infant. Tabatha was the only caregiver that my daughter reached for on the first visit and would be carried by happily. Communication between daycare and parents is wonderful, especially being able to see private pictures of what the kids are up to while you're at work. Highly recommend. read more

TJ's daycare is absolutely amazing! Tabatha found me in one of my local mommy groups. Our nanny quit and I was in need of childcare ASAP. Tabatha just started the daycare so she had a spot for my 5 month old daughter. Tabatha is super nice and accommodating. She has 6 amazing kids of her own so she really understands the importance of great child care. I was very nervous putting my 5 month old in daycare but she made me feel very comfortable. She sent me text updates of my daughter and always responded back to me when I would check in through out the day. She also has a private parents page that she updates through out the day with what the kids are doing. I absolutely love the love and care Tabatha gives my daughter everyday. I also love that this is a small family daycare which allows Tabatha to really give personalized care for each child. I am so lucky to have met Tabatha. read more