Happy Hands Learning Center

Happy hands has been a wonderful daycare for my little guys. They have been attending about 1.5 years now, I put them in when they were about 1.5 years old. I have been very happy with the quality of care. The place is run by 2 sisters and their mother along with various helpers. It is a wonderful cozy loving environment, my children look forward to going to school everyday. They run up to their carers and give them big hugs hello and goodbye. I have been happy with the ‘academics’, my guys know what is appropriate for their age group. They do a lot of arts and crafts, and they are always engaged in puzzles and story time whenever I come to pick them up. And they also do a great job with potty training. They also go out on lots of little walking field trips to the library and the park everyday. My boys have gotten a lot of good habits from Happy Hands, including the ability to walk without complaint for 2 – 3 hours at a time, and the ability to sit and concentrate on tasks. They have never come home with mystery injuries of any kind. If they are injured even slightly during the normal course of play, I am informed about it right away. The breakfast and snack are super nutritious, always fruit, and some cereal or bagel. I never ever feel like they stint on food. My only reservation is that I think older children need a little more of a school like environment with children of the same age. But I think it’s a perfect loving place for small children, especially up to 4, to thrive.

Our daughter has been here since she was six months old. The family that runs it is amazing, and they obviously care about the children. Sometimes our daughter runs away from us and hides behind the teachers when we get there — which might mean that we are horrible parents, but we take it as meaning that the teachers are especially awesome. And, our daughter is speaking pretty much equally in English and Spanish now. It’s a small place but they take a lot of walks and go on little trips to the library, parks, etc. We wish we’d had a place like this for our older daughter when she was little!