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Santa Clara, CA
I highly recommend Mamabel's Day Care. My daughter went there until she started kindergarten and my son is currently attending.
Mamabel, along with her staff, are friendly and warm. I feel the children receive the perfect balance of affection and discipline/structure.
The home is always spotless, the children are fed homemade meals, and they regularly come home with art and learning projects.
It is a great daycare run by great people!
Sunnyvale, CA
My daughter was four months old when she started going to Mamabel's. She is almost 3 now and has grown into a spunky little lady under Mamabel's loving care. Our son joined his sister last September and could not be happier. The kids spend the day in a clean and bright environment full of activities and toys. They love the home cooked food and all the arts and crafts and music. They get to celebrate birthdays with cup cakes and balloons and even Santa dropped by for a visit last Christmas. Exactly how Mamabel and Isabel keep all of the kids so happy and productive is amazing.
Santa Clara, CA
We had all 3 of our children (now 14,9,6) attend Mamabel's from 12 weeks until they were 4+. This daycare was the best experience and most trusted place we could have dreamed for. We keep in touch with Mamabel to this day and highly recommend her services. This is the cleanest home daycare I have ever seen! Mamabel and her staff are the sweetest and most caring people you could ever trust your children with. We have made several recommendations for friends and none of them have ever been disappointed.
Malden, MA
We have been sending our son to Mamabel for the last 1.5 years.
The most important reason we like Mamabel is because our son loves going there. Its been a second home for him and he absolutely loves the place; so much that at times he has asked us to take him to Mamabel even during weekends and holidays.
Other positives: Mamabel is a very hygienic, clean and fun place for kids. The kids always bring back fun art projects that are so cute.They also provide home cooked meals and snacks. Mamabel has 2 very amazing, staff members who are so very caring and affectionate. An added bonus is that our son has also picked up many Spanish words from them.
Lauren S.
Santa Clara, CA
My son has been going to Mamabel's for almost one year now and we're very happy with our decision. It's obvious that the owner and her staff really care for the children. When my husband picks up our son at the end of the day, the kids are dancing, singing, laughing, and overall having a great time. Other positives include: low staff turnover, the owner prepares nutritious homemade meals for the children, clean and spacious play areas, and the regular art projects my son brings home are a treat! We're expecting our second child and we're excited to send the second one to Mamabel's also.
Kristen L.
Scottsdale, AZ
My son has been going to Mamabel's for almost one year now and we're very happy with our decision. It's obvious that the owner and her staff really care for the children. When my husband picks up our son at the end of the day, the kids are dancing, singing, laughing, and overall having a great time. Other positives include: low staff turnover, the owner prepares nutritious homemade meals for the children, clean and spacious play areas, and the regular art projects my son brings home are a treat! We're expecting our second child and we're excited to send the second one to Mamabel's also.
Jonika H.
Milpitas, CA
I have been taking my daughter to this daycare since she was 4 months (she's 2.5 now) and I love Isabel (mamabel) and her staff. I had toured over 10 daycares and even built a detailed document ranking all sites under three categories. The problem was that even the top 3 did not fulfil all 3 of my needs: 1)education 2) affection and 3) a place that felt Like home.
I want my daughter to learn but if she strays I want the discipline to be thru love and most of all I want her to be somewhere that feels like an extension of our household. I had booked another daycare but quickly decided against it when I saw that they let a kid cry for hours because "that's just what kids do". Forgoing the deposit, I researched and stumbled on Mamabels daycare. Mamabels never ever would do that. My daughter loved the way the facility is set with lots of toys, love the homemade food and asks to go to Mamabels each day. The first month Mamabels would call me snd give me updated 2 - 3 times a day which made my return to work so much easier.
Now that my daughter is 2.5, the activities are just awesome. For St. Patrick's, they had green juice snd cookies and were all given green beads and neat glasses. For easter, they had a pizza party with bunny shaped foods and did an egg hunt and my daughter came back with a huge basket of toys and chocolate and arts done that day.
I love the affection that is shown on my daughter and the detailed comments I hear at the end of each day. They're generous and loving in spite of troublemaking toddlers.
Simon G
Kirkland, WA
As you can imagine, before the birth of our son we toured a number of day care centers, corporate and home based, and upon leaving Mamabel's we both knew that was where we wanted to our son to spend his time when he wasn't with us. The employees are marvelous, always with smiles on their faces and constantly coming up with little projects that even include the infants. The day care is always spotless and is very professionally run. We feel extremely confident that our son is being well looked after and learning and having fun at the same time!
S T.
Kirkland, WA
We love Mamabel's! I could not feel better about leaving my baby son with Mamabel. We had just recently moved to California and found Mamabel's via a referral from work. We count ourselves lucky. She and her staff were so welcoming and her house is so incredibly clean. She really cares about the kids and builds a community with the parents. My little one started with Mamabel when he was 4 months old. Now 8 months old he absolutely loves her. He smiles when he sees her in the AM. It is the best feeling as a working mom to have someone like Mamabel care for your child.
Redwood City, CA
I've known Mamabel and her staff for about 8 years. My older son started with her when he was 18 months old and my daughter has now gone to her since she was 10 months old (she's now 2). We can't say enough about mamabel and her staff. She creates an environment for children that is fun, safe, educational, clean, and most of all loving. She provides them with home cooked meals, and celebrations for all holidays and their Birthdays. For Christmas she throws a party for the entire family and Santa comes with presents for all. For Easter the Easter Bunny comes to help the children with an easter egg hunt. No matter the occasion, mamabel always makes sure the children have fun, and that parents feel a part of the occasion. We have referred many families to mamabel, and every person has been so grateful with the care they've received. We can't express how much we appreciate the care our children have received over the years. We highly recommend mamabel's daycare.
Sunnyvale, CA
Mamabel's is one of the most caring daycare we have ever been to. The facility is clean. They some how are able to teach 1 year old a surprising amount of skills. Plus you get bi-lingual teaching included. It is always easy to talk to the staff in english but you will notice that your kids know a lot of spanish words as well which is great. I think the biggest thing that sets our mind at easy is that all of our kids (ones that have grown up and left and the ones that are still there) have always wanted to just run in every morning we drop them off. The kids really seem to enjoy themselves with mamabel.
San Jose, CA
My toddler is going to this day care and I can't describe how blessed we are to be able to send to this day care our baby. Teachers are very warm and caring with babies. I would strongly recommend this place to other parents as well.
Sunnyvale, CA
We first found Mamabel on Yelp when we just moved here in Sunnyvale from out of the country. We needed to find good child care for the girls because it was a big change for them . What we ended up with was more than just "good child care."
Mamabel and her team is fantastic. The day care is very clean. Mamabel and the team are very caring and make sure that children have a good time.
They make sure that food is home-made, and nutritious for growing kids. The different arts and projects that the kids make is very innovate and cute, with my favorite being their hand-print or foot-print. They even teach Spanish, and different rhymes with lots of love. It is amazing how much they learn and play there.
My girls always loved to go to Mamabel and had the best of time.
Jacquie L.
Mountain View, CA
My little boy was here for about a year and a half before we moved him to a bigger center and we absolutely LOVED it. Mamabel's feels like a home away from home and our son was so loved on and looked after. He's been at his new preschool for about a month now and he still asks for Luz (his favorite caregiver) three or four times a week. Clean, good food and plenty of fun activities for the kids. We hope we can send our baby girl there when her time comes.
Saffar M.
Santa Clara, CA
I have to say at first that Mamabel's Home Day Care is the best in the neighborhood! Super clean, well organized, delicious and healthy food for the kids, super friendly and very professional and caring staff.
It's been more than 7 months since my daughter joined Mamabel's beautiful daycare. She's growing fast and will be 2 y/o in April 2017, with Mamabel's special care and awesome team, our daughter is learning a lot every single day. She surprises us every time we pick her up with new words and songs, even counting numbers and singing the alphabets! Just amazing!
I can't imagine our daughter going to any other day care! She is SO attached to Mamabel and her assistant Isabella, we used to live 10 minutes away from Mamabel's Day Care but we moved to East Bay 2 months ago. There are many daycares and much cheaper where we live now, but since we are still working in Cupertino, we prefer to keep our daughter happy, healthy and continuously learning new things at this awesome place with the care of this professional staff.
Christina M.
Union City, CA
My daughter has attended Mamabel's for close to one year now and she loves it. If I could give MORE than five stars, I would! Here are the reasons why you need to send your child to Mamabel's:
1. The teachers are AMAZING. Mamabel (real name - Isabel) is the owner and the other two teachers are Isabel (yes, another Isabel) and Luz. All three women are caring, kind, nurturing, and wonderful with the children. When I drop my daughter off, she runs right inside and doesn't even care to look back at me! I take this as a very good sign.
2. The place is CLEAN and ORDERLY. Yes, germs are are unavoidable when you have 12 kids in one location, but they sure try - and do - keep a clean, sanitized environment. I've come early several times to pick up my daughter right around the end of lunchtime and it's obvious that the teachers have wiped things down and vacuumed things up.
3. Mamabel COOKS for the kids. She cooks real, healthy food and doesn't just heat up frozen pre-made meals.
4. Your child will learn SPANISH. My daughter can understand and follow all the directions given in Spanish. I am thinking of sending her to a Spanish-immersion preschool when she's older so this is a great introduction. However, if you are concerned about your child not learning English quickly, don't worry. My daughter's dominate language is still English. It's just really great that she has picked up vocabulary in another language, too.
5. They are COMMUNICATIVE with you. If there is something you want to know about your child, just ask. Even if you don't ask, they will give you an update anyway - very reassuring for any parent. Mamabel is also very responsive via text if you need to communicate something mid-day.
6. They take care of your child's INDIVIDUAL needs. My daughter has eczema and needs to be lotion'ed and aquaphor'ed all day, every day. The teachers take the extra time to care for her and we've been able to avoid flare-ups.
7. When you pick your child up at the end of the day, they will actually be CLEAN. At a previous daycare we attended, my daughter's clothes would be covered in food stains by the end of the day because they apparently never used the bibs we provided for them. At Mamabel's, my daughter is always clean at pick-up. The only stains she gets on her clothing now are the ones she gives herself when she plays outside and decides to sit on the ground, I guess.
8. They do FUN ACTIVITIES and your child will bring home tons of cute art projects.
9. They go the extra mile when CELEBRATING your child on their birthday. My daughter got cake, candles, and a present. The teachers also text you a video and pictures if you can't be there in person.
10. We are starting potty-training with my daughter and it's nice to know that consistency is being reinforced while she's at Mamabel's.
Please, please send your child to Mamabel's. We attended another daycare previously so we have something tangible to compare against. Mamabel DEFINITELY provides quality care for your child. You will not have to worry about leaving your child with her and her fantastic staff!