Apple A Daycare

When my husband and I decided we needed to put our 18 month old daughter into daycare I had no idea where to even look. So, I googled «in home daycare» and one of the first results was Apple a Daycare! I called and talked to Victoria and made an appointment to come by and talk to her. From the moment we walked in the door we knew that this was where we were going to bring our daughter. We have never regretted that decision for a minute.
When I would get lonely for my little girl I would text Victoria and she would send me a picture of my daughter and whatever activity she was involved in at the moment. When Brooke would cry in the mornings when I dropped her off, Victoria would send me a text letting me know that Brooke was fine and was playing. Victoria is the kind of person that you know you can trust implicitly to care for you child. It never felt like I was leaving my daughter with a stranger. And my daughter just adored her!
Victoria is very creative with the types of crafts she has the kids do and always sends home a finished craft at the end of the day. She also takes the children on walks to a nearby park for playtime and even to the local library! Last summer she enrolled them in a toddler book club at the local library!!! I also liked how she would send home a note outlining what my daughter ate throughout the day, how long she slept at nap time and what activities she did.
Sadly, this is all written in the past tense because we recently left the area. That was one of the hardest goodbyes I have had in a long time. I wish there were a way to bring Victoria with us! She had really become a big part of our daily lives and was there for us in ways that I can never truly express my gratitude for.
If we ever move back to the area, the first call I am going to make is to Apple a Daycare. Victoria loves what she does and she loves the children she cares for. And they love her!

WOW!!! My fiancé and I never thought we would be able to find a worry free home child care place anywhere! But then one day we found Apple A Daycare.
Awhile back we were going through a lot with questionable things other home day cares would be doing with our son. Nothing too bad, but as new parents we were definitely concerned and uncomfortable.
My fiancé and I had been going to A LOT of different home day cares trying to find the right one that we both felt extremely comfortable with. It seemed like every daycare we visited was the same story. «My husband works so I started a day care for extra money so I can stay at home with my kids.» Which is fine as long as the daycare is operated like a business and the family’s kids aren’t the only ones getting attention. It’s not fair to my baby if he’s plopped in a walker all day while other kids shuffle him around like a toy for the older kids.
We had day cares who would drive our son around to pick up their kids. One woman’s car broke down on the freeway WITH OUR SON and another infant and didn’t even call us! Who knows how long they were on that shoulder. She simply sent her husband home to meet my fiancé when it was time to pick our son up and she had to follow him to the side of the freeway and pick him up. Another no-​no was seeing one of the providers older sons walking around the home with a gun because he was going hunting. WOW. IT JUST NEVER SEEMED TO WORK ANYWHERE!!!
We were in a huge hurry to find a place because we had found out the lady at the current daycare had a seizure disorder and didn’t let us know… yes this was the same lady who was driving OUR son around breaking down on the sides of highways. Nothing against people with medical problems, but if it is in any way a danger to the children, we certainly need to be notified BEFORE we opt into the daycare.
So we began searching for a new provider. We found Victoria’s ad and decided to call her. It was the call that would change our day care nightmares forever. Victoria was very prompt and quick calling back and giving us as much info as we wanted. Another thing I like personally is she is 100% OK with texting which is great because it’s a quick way of communicating small things. She also had a great website with her family bio and lots of info on her business. So we set up an appointment to check out her day care.
The moment we walked up to her front door we loved what we saw. She had a little sandbox and play structure set up on her front porch with plenty of toys. Also, inside her home we saw something that we had never seen at the other daycares… a couple rooms dedicated to the kids! Victoria gave us a tour of her beautiful home and we were amazed. She told us about how the kids days go and projects she puts together. We immediately decided we wanted to use this daycare and told her on the spot it was a deal.
Two days later we sent our son for his first day to his new daycare. Within a few hours of dropping him off Victoria sent us pictures via pic messaging from her iphone. This really was something I loved. She kept us updated on how he was doing through out the day. He came home with little art projects he did as well as a list of all of his activities for the day from eating to napping and everything in between.
Victoria truly cares about kids and it shows 100%. She takes them on walks to the park, she takes them to the library for reading and fun time, she does daily art projects and many other things I can go on about for days (as you can tell). I must say one of my favorite things about her are the pictures she sends to our phones a couple times a day. Just looking at her website you can see she goes above and beyond for her kids.
If Victoria ever has any openings I would highly recommend her to anyone! We plan on using her and her day care for as long as we possibly can. Thank you Victoria for giving us peace of mind while we are working and have our son in your care.