Edna's Daycare

Best
Virginia and Shane

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Many years ago, when my youngest sister was 2, I had the duty to drive her to and from daycare every day.  This is how I met Edna. As my sister's second mommy, my heart swelled with pride as much as any actual mom's would, seeing her in the special environment of Edna's Daycare, and I knew that I would someday bring my kids here too. I was true to my promise.  All four of my daughters have attended Edna's Daycare, known in our family as "Gan" or simply, "Edna's house."  The fact that I sent all my kids here speaks for itself, but there are many amazing reasons to send your kids here.  First of all, when you walk in, you are not bowled over with that familiar "daycare smell" of pee and erasers.  I have never seen such a clean facility, and the kids are often cleaned, changed, and encouraged to wash hands and practice good hygiene.  They sparkle. While being called a "daycare," I personally call it a "school for babies." Edna told me long ago that these young babies and toddlers understand and have the capacity to learn at a much higher level than one would think.  At Edna's, you see that as truth.  At a very young age, they learn colors, identify letters, sing songs, dance, know about holidays, do art projects, and even grasp the social concepts of being good friends, saying sorry, and "thinking" about their actions.  All this in one of the most cheerful, safe, happy and loving environments I have seen in my many years of being a parent (and a second parent to my sisters J). 

Edna is genuinely warm and loving to the kids in a way that feels like family.  She really comes to know and understand each child, their personalities and their nuances, able to truly anticipate their needs and desires.  Did I mention that Edna is an amazing cook? If you think your kids are picky eaters, wait until they try Edna's home cooking.  If I wasn't convinced but what I see as a parent day in and day out, then all I need is to look to my toddler, who literally rushes me out the door each morning to get to Edna's house, and barely has time to kiss me good-bye as she rushes into Edna's bright, happy classroom or backyard.  I see how Edna's Daycare feels like a second home to her.  

Marc and I just wanted to tell you how thrilled we are with your daycare.

We are thrilled and thankful everyday to have you in our lives. Lily has blossomed in your care. When we were looking for daycare I toured about 10 sites and spoke to over 50 providers, all of which were recommend by the UCLA daycare coordinator, who vets each site personally and only recommends centers that meet the university’s standards. Your home is easily the cleanest, brightest, and most organized. We were especially thrilled about the outdoor area, which seemed so beautiful with trees and the foliage and fun with the swings and trampoline. So many daycares only have a little patch of concrete for the kids to play on, if they have any outdoor area at all, whereas your backyard looked like an adventure playground. Lily is such an active child, I felt that she would be really thrilled with this area. We’re sorry to see the trampoline go.

No other daycare we saw had nearly so many activities. Lily loves circle time and yoga and all the extra circular activities you arrange for them. Music, art, Hebrew, and all the holiday festivities. We love filling Lily’s life with music and games, so we’re glad that you organize the daytime activities, and then we take over at night.

Lily loves your food and definitely eats more at your house than at home. I appreciate the diversity and the consistency. She loves your chicken soup most of all. You always have fruit in the morning and a nice selection of vegetables at lunch. I can’t imagine trying to get 10 toddlers to eat broccoli, it’s hard enough with one.

My biggest fear about sending your child to daycare was that she wouldn’t get enough attention. Lily is very, very affectionate child. She loves to be held and cuddled. This is more important than anything else to us. We don’t expect perfection. We expect warmth and love, and we know that Lily can be demanding because she wants to be held so often. But this is what she needs right now, she looks like a 2-3 year old, but she’s only 15 months. A baby still! You do a wonderful job managing this and your helpers are all very warm and affectionate with her. We appreciate this so much. It means the world to us.

Thank you for all that you do. You are a blessing.

Love,

Marc and Elizabeth

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We believe that we are very fortunate to be able to send our daughter to Edna's Daycare. We have found the daycare to be a very warm, loving, nurturing and safe environment for our daughter. We are constantly surprised and delighted by the amount of information she is learning from Edna. The activities that Edna provides are well though out and very comprehensive. Our daughter loves going to daycare and we couldn’t imagine a better environment for her to spend so much time.

Mich and Gersh Lazarow

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Dear Edna,

We just want to let you know that Hannah enjoys the gan. She’s excited to come each morning and enjoys her friends there. We are grateful for the education she is receiving in Hebrew and holidays and Jewish tradition.

Thank you for all your hard work.

All the best, Ilan and Tal Grinbla

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Dear Edna,

I just wanted to let you know that we absolutely adore you. We are happy with everything about the daycare. It makes us sad to think that you have been made to feel stressed out about the way you run things and we hope it is reassuring to you to know how grateful we are for all you do for Malka.

With love,

Mia and Patrick

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Edna,

I thank God everyday for finding such a wonderful place for Jonah to grow and learn.

Thank you for your hard work and concern.

All the best,

Arye Sasson

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Before we chose to come to Gan Edna we really did our homework. We looked at several Israeli gans in the neighborhood, including those recommended by close friends. In the end, Gan Edna was a cut above all the rest in terms being a safe, stimulating, and loving environment, with the added bonus of being in a lovely calm and fun setting. Malka is thriving in Edna’s care---she never eats or sleeps this well at home!---and clearly loves Edna and her assistants so much. We fell really lucky to have found Gan Edna.

Mia Pardo

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