Kiss Kiss Montessori Family Day Care

Where to start? My daughter attended Winnie&#39;s daycare from 1.5 - 2.5 years old (before we had to move to another city) and I am almost crying thinking about the fact that she can no longer attend! Winnie is so calm, sweet, cool and collected. She is *amazing* with the children. Everything you would want in a daycare provider - patient and empathetic, while still providing the structure and guidance that little ones need. Our daughter was so happy every day being dropped off at Winnie&#39;s. I believe she also picked up so many good habits from Winnie - she loves to clean up, for example, and will often sing a song to clean up one activity before moving on to another. Winnie provides all food and snacks, provides message updates with photos, and has themed days for the kids. They also often are sent home with arts and crafts they worked on that day. Winnie is truly creative with the crafts - some of them are really impressive, and we keep them in a special memory box. You can tell her home is clean and well-cared for. She is meticulous and it shows. She is also just a really kind-hearted person. She gave our daughter a gift for her birthday and when we had to move to a different city, she took an adorable photo of our daughter in a &#34;graduation&#34; cap and gown, and put it next to a photo from her first day. Beyond sweet and thoughtful. I highly recommend Winnie! My only regret is that our second child will miss out on the experience of her daycare :(

TLDR; Consider yourself LUCKY if your child can attend Winnie&#39;s daycare! Everyday when I picked up my son, I was met with a huge smile, sweaty hair (from all the playing), and squeals! It&#39;s easily been the best decision I&#39;ve made as a parent. I&#39;ve put off this review for far too long because I don&#39;t even know where to start??? No review will do this place justice. We had just moved into the area when I was 8 months pregnant with my first son. I decided to &#34;casually&#34; start looking for daycares and stumbled upon Winnie&#39;s daycare. I brought my checkbook to the tour &#34;just in case&#34;... and I mean, thank god I did because she had a waitlist! I scribbled a deposit as fast as I could before I even left the tour! I think as a parent, there are certain MUST-HAVES at each daycare. You want to FEEL GOOD when you drop your kid off. For us, it was 1) safe, 2) clean, 3) comfortable, 4) caring, 5) stimulating - if any of those were missing, it would be a no-go for us. 1) Safe - Winnie takes every precaution for the children&#39;s safety. She has many cameras around the perimeter of the house, so that she can see who is outside. There is nothing around the house that exposes the children to anything dangerous (i.e. cords, wires, outlets, etc.). Food is carefully prepared, and blended/cut-up based on age. During the beginning of COVID, she sent reminders to stay safe, not be exposed, and we sheltered as a unit. 2) Clean - SO, so, SO clean. From the pictures she sends of the place, there is nothing out of order, everything is in it&#39;s proper place. A true testament to this is that during COVID, NO ONE got sick! 3) Comfortable - The space is large, bright, and meticulously maintained! There plenty of space for the kids to run around... in fact, there are plenty of videos shared of the kids chasing each other around. Not to mention, there&#39;s AC for the hot hot summers (we had toured places with no A/C!) 4) Caring - If the first 3 bullets don&#39;t get you, let me tell you that Winnie has got to be one of the most caring, most generous-hearted person I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She not only gives you daily updates on your child, but she remembers birthdays and makes so many little handmade gifts that really warm your heart. She even cleaned and saved me my last bag of breastmilk for my memory! Who would think to do that?!?! Her attention to detail is really unmatched. 5) Stimulating - I don&#39;t think my son ever had a boring day at Winnie&#39;s. I was constantly surprised by the amount of things he picked up - the mixed age group is a huge bonus, but Winnie&#39;s daily circle-time curriculum also introduces that learning structure early! My son is now in pre-K as one of the youngest, but he has had no problem learning - all thanks to Winnie&#39;s preparation! On top of these must-haves, Winnie goes above and beyond by sending the group pictures of the kids, she&#39;ll work with parents to help address behavior or potty-train, makes DELICIOUS (+ nutritious) homemade lunches (I know it&#39;s delicious because she hosted a summer lunch!), and so much more. She really gives her whole heart to the children, and it really shows. We have since had another baby and moved to Palo Alto. We loved Winnie&#39;s SOOOO much that we were seriously contemplating making the long commute from PA to SJ, just for our second son to grow up in the same loving environment! We honestly can&#39;t express enough gratitude towards Winnie for helping us raise a healthy, happy, and confident little boy!

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