Kids Art Daycare

From the moment we first visited Kids Art Daycare, I knew this would be the place that I want my son to be in. It was clean, friendly with all the artwork on the wall, nice backyard with tons of activities, and professional teacher and warm staff. My son started when he was 1.5 years old and from Day 1, he was so excited and NEVER cried when we dropped him off. (I even wish he would cry for me at least once ;) Over a year being here, he’s grown and learned tremendously both in behavior and academically. Here are 2 main reasons why we love this place so much.
At-​home environment: Kids Art Daycare is family owned, the owner/​teacher and her parents are main staff that work there. My son especially loves Grandma (the owner’s mother) who loves him as if he is her own grandson. As for food, they participate in Nutrition program and provide 3 meals including dinner everyday. After a long day at work, picking up a happy and full stomach child saved me many stressful days. When he was feeling sick, they made a porridge specially for him and also packed the rest to take home. Having no family close by, I truly see Teacher Hang family as our extended family.
The education: Teacher Hang once told us that she is not a babysitter, she is an educator. I totally agree that she is and appreciate what she teaches him from alphabets to drawings to many creative exercises that inspire his learning. They have classroom/​homework hours everyday, which he loves as much as the outdoor play time. Everyday after picking him up, I ask him, «Did you have fun today?», he says «Yes!» «What did you do?» «Homework!» then he tells me what he did and learned today. Because of the small size group, he gets personal attention that keeps him focused. Teacher Hang always talks to me about her teaching and his progress. Her passion of early childhood education is exceptional and what she does is definitely beyond «daycare».
We just had another addition to the family recently. I know for sure she is going to be in good hands once I get back to work.

I found this daycare simply because it’s the closest to my older one’s school, Challenger Ardenwood campus. But I have to say, this is one of the best choices I have made for my younger son. After my first interview with the daycare owner (teacher Hang), I loved it! I very much agree with the approach taken by her, we should love the children yet not spoil them. My son was taken good care of there, eating healthy food, and having fun activities. I uploaded 5 pictures for my younger son Alvin, and he seemed to be so happy and focused on those activities. He started there right before turning 2, and there are many age-​appropriate activities for him. What I like the most is the drawings, teacher Hang would draw the outline of the pictures and teach kids to paint. My son has thus learned how to hold a pen, how to draw circles, lines, how to paint with a paint brush, before turning 3. Teacher Hang also communicates very well with parents, I get to know my son’s behavior and progress very often. She is skillful in solving kid’s crisis, I witnessed more than once how she successfully calmed down crying kids, and she taught me effective ways to handle toddler tantrums as well. My son had this weird habit of only going potty in her daycare, but not at home, teacher Hang gave me many good tips to deal with it, and she even gave me a potty seat for me to take home so my son would use something familiar. I cannot thank her more for her love and care for my son!

I really love this daycare. My son started there when he was two years old, he has grown from a shy boy to a very confident one in the last couple of years. Teacher Hang is loving but firm at the same time, she sets proper boundaries for the kids, so they learn and grow to their fulliest potential. She communicates well with the parents and worked with us with any behaviors that we see at home. I also really like their home cooking, knowing that my son is eating fresh and healthy food every day is a big plus for me. The helpers are wonderful too, they all care so deeply about the kids, my son felt right at home when he goes there. Teacher Hang also does things above and beyond for the kids and the family, she teaches free art class on Fridays, celebrate new year, moon festivals, does egg hunt, etc. The kids are taught by their skill levels, my son who is still in preschool age, can already read some simple books, and does simple math. Best of all, as full time parents, we know that someone is caring for our son, and he is happy. Thank you so much Teacher Hang.

As the first time parent, I am really want to find someone I can trust to take care of my kid while I at work.
After looking around many daycare facilities in Fremont and Newark, I am really happy to find this place. It’s a family style daycare, very clean and stuffs are well organized.
Ms. Phan is also an art teacher, her artwork around the houses are inspiring all the kids.
My 10 months old baby has been there for few months, I can tell she’s very happy to be there.