Peekaboo Daycare

Joy runs the daycare very well. My son has attended the school for a short period and I am very happy with the way she takes care of the kids. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

My son has been with Joy for about 2 years (2 ½ — 4 ½ yo). He has learned more with Joy and Christa (assistant) than he did his previous daycare and surprises me constantly with new things he knows. He has developed a group of friends at this daycare and he is sad to leave his friends and Joy as he ages out but is excited to start kinder in a couple weeks. Her home is always inviting and she always makes conversation with parents when they engage. I have seen parents not say two words to her, let alone other parents or kids that try to engage, which is unfortunate but she always greets everyone. She participates in a state food program that ensures the kids are fed good meals and snacks each day and follows all dietary restrictions we are parents put into place.
Joy always lets me know if my son is struggling or had a bad day, and emphasizes the things he is excelling at. They have a schedule each day and any parent knows how important structure is to kids, circle time, crafts, play, etc are all integral parts of a child’s life that Joy focus’ on daily. My son has a story for every craft, or teaches me what he mastered every day, etc and she handles conflict between the kids perfectly. So for this reason, I know that Joy and Christa are taking great care of my son when he is there.
The review from April of this year, is more off base than I can express with words. In my opinion, Joy is never anything less than warm and appropriate. Comfort levels, etc must fall into place as the parent (s), the child and the provider learn about one another and as with everything in life, child development is a two way road and communication is vital to success in any relationship. I have never experienced, nor witnessed any lack of warmth by Joy or her assistants.

This daycare was not as caring as the other reviewers have expressed. The home is clean, but the care provider didn’t seem to show much enthusiasm for the kids. Maybe she was tired on those several days I had my child there, but there was a definite lack of warmth. I also noticed the strangest thing where parents picking up their kids would stand at the door and she would hand them their child and there would be no exchange of even a single word! No «hi, how are you doing?» or «Your child did great today.» No verbal summary of how the child’s day went to let the parent know if there’s any concern or even if there was nothing of issue, it just so strange to see two people who are involved in this child’s life as the daycare provider and as the parent not even exchange greetings. That definitely was a big red flag in my mind and soon after, my husband and I decided not to enroll my child into this daycare even though we already paid a $ 175 deposit to hold her spot and that was not even partially refunded to us even though we were told there was a trial period and we can withdraw without consequences and we were putting her in on a drop in basis to see if it was a good environment. The neighborhood and the home might be nice, but it was more important to us that the care provider cared! The package looks nice, but if the inside is no good, then all is not well.

Joy is simply the best. She is great with kids and their parents, and clearly loves the kids who come through her doors. My son coined the phrase «JoyCare» for going to her house, and I think that really sums up what she’s about. Her parents named her well. :) She has a balanced approach, with a good schedule that incorporates lots of free play with some structured activities. My son has been going to her daycare for over a year and a half, and she has nurtured his growth in so many ways. She is also a professional with lots of experience. This has been important for us in a number of ways. (1) Phases that I worried about she chalked up to my son just being a kid, and helped me as a first-​time mom to just wait and see (of course, intervening when necessary). There is not a lot of drama around normal childhood stuff. She is relaxed and nonchalant. She just knows kids, and things that might make me crazy in a roomful of small people she handles with ease. (2) There is not a lot of guesswork involved with working with her. She is good with paperwork and with keeping the parents up to date on the important stuff. She is responsible and will put you at ease that you’re leaving your child in the best hands. Can’t recommend her highly enough!

Joy is AMAZING.
My son learned so much and finally became accustomed to interacting with other children within a short amount of time here. I love how she does activities and crafts with the children, it’s always exciting to come home to a new piece of art that my child’s made. Also, being that my son has a pretty strict diet he has to adhere to, she was very accommodating to this and stuck to it completely.
Unfortunately, my family and I had to move, but I definitely recommend enrolling your child here!

We’re so happy that we found Joy! She’s been watching our kids for five years now and has been such a positive influence over our kids — she’s created a wonderful daycare program that is well-​organized, super clean and structured and where the kids have so much fun! They LOVE going to daycare and love her so much. She’s great with kids of all ages and has so much patience and care for them. I can’t recommend her enough!