Note from Senior Director

As the Senior Director of Guiding Star, it has been a pleasure meeting and working with such a great group of diverse families and staff! Parent feedback about our program is essential in measuring how well we are doing. In this section I wanted to share the wonderful compliments parents have shared with me about our center. Feel free to call me to get in touch with our families for yourself! Sylvia 

Infant Parent

 "They both always have smiles on their faces when I am dropping him off and picking him up. That helps to encourage me that they are smiling throughout the day which makes a positive environment! They also both talk to Grady a lot which is important and he seems happy when I pick him up which is great! I love how you and Kechia make it easy for me to call in and find out how he is doing for the day- or when the last time he's eaten since sometimes that is important for me to know (so I know when I should pump, etc). That has been really helpful and encouraging! Shaun and I also like how you communicate with us about updates in the classroom and the incident reports. We feel that you want to inform us as much as possible and that is also encouraging for us first-time parents!" Tara

Preschool parent 

" ...one of the things I liked from the start about Guiding Star is that it provides opportunities for the children to be physically active regardless of the weather, since it has that "great room" they can run and ride tricycles in when it's wet or cold outside, and that wonderful playground when the weather is nice. I'm very happy having Phoebe at Guiding Star as she adores Leonor and Anna, is making lots of friends, and also learns daily."Bonnnie - Phoebe's mom  

Preschool Parent

"Also, I wanted to say thanks for having such a wonderful preschool program! Every day I am amazed at what new things Talia is learning. She loved talking about the farm and zoo animals and is having a great time learning about the ocean animals now. Last night before we ate dinner she said we have to stop & say grace! It was so cute :-) I really appreciate that you took her in last fall. It was the best thing that happened for her. Thanks again!" Andrea  

Toddler parent 

"Tim and I have been incredibly happy with GS. I am always impressed when I see things that Jonah has learned (like pointing when asked to his mouth, eyes, etc. and learning some baby sign language). The staff are all wonderful and we are especially happy with Jonah's current teachers--Miss Anne, Miss Renu, and Miss Namalie for her success, perseverance and patience in getting Jonah to eat! We also really appreciate the responsiveness of the teachers/center to requests (verbal or written down on their sheets).They genuinely seem to love the kids and this is the most important thing for us. In talking to my friends who also have children, they agree that knowing their children are receiving loving care is more important than all the other things that vary from daycare to daycare.Rachel – Jonah’s mom "

Toddler Parent - Joy Home

"I love Pam, I think she's great. She's very organized and does lots of activities with the kids. I love that. I think her being there is an asset to the the toddler class and GS in general. And it's so nice to get the projects that the kids do when we pick them up in the afternoon. I also love the notes she writes on the daily reports. I like to hear the funny things Damian did and it makes me feel like I didn't miss out on anything." Aleya    

Two's Parent

"First, let me tell you that we are very happy sending Amelia to Guiding Star. She obviously loves the activities, enjoys her teachers and learns a lot. And we are proud to have been your first enrollee!" Quincy 

A Two's parent who was with us for a short time from Chile: