Baby Home Daycare

We are really happy with the care that we have received for our daughter at Baby Home Daycare! We found Ana on the internet, and picked her because she seemed so nurturing, patient, and experienced when we met with her. Also, her backyard play area is HUGE and shaded and full of wonderful toys =).
Our little one was first enrolled at 4.5 months, and as first time mom I was a bit nervous to leave her. Ana invited us to do a practice day the week before, and drop her off for a few hours, which was really good for me (our daughter adjusted perfectly– I needn’t have worried). What impressed me most of all right from the beginning about Ana’s staff was how attentive and engaged they all were. I tend to drop off and pick up my daughter at off-​times, and it is always so reassuring to come in and see the assistants so engaged in playing and interacting with the kids. I can’t think of a single time when I’ve arrived and there was a baby crying by themselves. They do a great job of rotating the little ones between the floor, bouncy seats, and arms. At playground time, the babies all go outside too, in chairs, swings, and strollers. As our daughter transitioned to eating solids, Ana did a great job of keeping us posted about what she was trying, and how she was eating. Provided meals are home cooked every day (the kitchen smells amazing in the morning), and Ana was extremely conscientious about our daughter’s bottles (both breast milk and formula) back when she was still doing those, keeping us informed about how much she was drinking, etc.
Ana’s assistants are uniformly fantastic. While we have seen them change periodically over the past two years, our daughter has developed great relationships with all of them. Linda is a treasure. As a teacher myself, I know a lot of people who work with kids for a living, and she is one of the few I have met who is truly *magic* with little ones.
Now that our daughter is older, I’ve been really impressed with the programming that Ana plans. Besides the mountains of art projects that the kids do on a daily basis, they also routinely do «cooking», have group exercise time, story time, and do a lot of dancing and singing. Summers are the best, when frequent «water days» fill the yard with splash pools and inflatable slides. One of my favorite indicators that our daughter has had a busy, exciting day is that her play clothes come home dirty (and sometimes covered with sparkles) every day from all of the playing she does. She knows tons of songs, can count in both English and Spanish, and is incredibly well-​adjusted with other children thanks to daycare.
Every morning, our daughter RUNS (not walks) down the sidewalk to get to the door to Ana’s! We feel really, really lucky to have found Ana, and our daughter is unquestionably thriving in her care.